While returning to the capital Kiev, the vehicles of Stuart Ramsay, the chief correspondent of the British Sky News channel, and 4 of his colleagues, who canceled their trip to another city on Monday because it was not safe, were fired upon. The Ukrainian police rescued the crew, who got out of the vehicle under fire and hid in a factory building.
SHOOTED IN THE BELT
While Ramsay was shot in the waist in the incident, two bullets hit cameraman Richie Mockler’s vest.
ATTACK FROM RUSSIAN RECONSTRUCTION
Journalists were told that a Russian reconnaissance unit carried out the attack.
“EVERYTHING WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL”
Ramsay described those moments as follows:
“We were under full attack. Bullets rained down on the entire car. The windshield, seats, steering wheel and instrument panel were shattered. It was all very professional, they didn’t miss, the bullets hit the car directly.”
STATEMENT FROM ENGLAND PRESIDENT JOHNSON
In a statement on Twitter, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised the courage of the Sky News staff, stating that journalists risked their lives to convey the truth.
“The free press cannot be intimidated and intimidated by barbaric and random acts of violence,” Johnson said. used the phrase.
The BBC announced yesterday that it would temporarily suspend its activities in Russia, and CNN and Bloomberg took similar steps.