A veteran videographer and a 24-year-old Ukrainian journalist working for Fox News were both killed when their vehicle came under fire outside of Kyiv, the network has said. Pierre Zakrzewski, 55, and Oleksandra "Sasha" Kuvshynova were travelling Monday in Horenka with Fox News reporter Benjamin Hall, who remains hospitalised.
"Today is a heartbreaking day for Fox News Media and for all journalists risking their lives to deliver the news," the network's CEO, Suzanne Scott, said in a staff memo on Tuesday.
On Sunday, documentary filmmaker Brent Renaud, another veteran of covering war zones, died when Russian forces opened fire on his vehicle in Irpin, also outside of Kyiv.
The death of three journalists in a short span underscores the dangers faced by people chronicling the war in Ukraine, even those with extensive experience reporting from conflict zones. The dangers for journalists seem to be increasing by the day.