The tragic deaths of journalists Pierre Zakrzewski, Oleksandra Kuvshynova, and Brent Renaud in Ukraine while they were covering Russia’s invasion of the country this week underscores the dangers facing those covering the war, said Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
According to CPJ, on Monday, March 14, a vehicle carrying a Fox News team was attacked near the village of Horenka, outside the capital Kyiv. Camera operator Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra Kuvshynova died from injuries sustained during the attack. Correspondent Benjamin Hall was injured and remains hospitalized.
The previous day, U.S. reporter and documentary filmmaker Brent Renaud was shot and killed at a checkpoint in Irpin, outside Kyiv, in an attack that also injured U.S. photographer Juan Arredondo.
“Reporting on this war is a vital public service,” said Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator. “Ukrainian and Russian authorities must do their utmost to ensure safety of all journalists, and to thoroughly investigate attacks on the press.”
Three more journalists killed covering Russia-Ukraine war
