Cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and journalist Oleksandra Kuvshynova, killed in an attack outside kyiv

Pierre Zakrzewski, cameraman for Fox News, has been killed on an attack on the outskirts of kyiv.

The 52-year-old cameraman has died in Horenka, 21 kilometers from the Ukrainian capital, in an attack in which he also The correspondent of the same network, Benjamin Hall, was injured.who remains hospitalized.

This has been announced by the chain in a statement in which they have lamented the death. “Pierre was a constant throughout our international coverage. I, like many others, always felt an extra sense of calm when arriving on the scene and seeing him with the camera in hand,” Fox News President Jay Wallace said. who has also highlighted “the legacy of his positive spirit and his energy”.

Zakrzewski was a veteran war reporter who covered multiple war conflicts, including Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria. “Her passion and talent as a journalist were unmatched… Today is a heartbreaking day for Fox News and for all the reporters who risk their lives to break the news,” added Executive Director Suzanne Scott.

In addition, according to the CNN network, the Zelensky government has reported that Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra Kuvshynova has been killed in the same attack.

With Zakrzewski and Kuvshynova, There are already at least five journalists who have died in the Ukrainian conflict, as reported by the Human Rights Commissioner of the Ukrainian Parliament, Liudmyla Denisova, who has blamed the Russian troops for these events.

The other three reporters killed are Ukrainian military correspondent Viktor Dudar (killed during fighting near Mikolaiv); the cameraman of the Ukrainian television channel Yevhen Sakun, who died during the missile attacks in kyiv; and American documentary journalist Brent Renaud, who fell at a checkpoint in Irpin.