Fox News cameraman dies while covering the war in Ukraine

Fox News cameraman dies while covering the war in UkraineNew York, 15 Mar 2022 (AFP) - A Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski died in Ukraine while covering the war, the US network said on Tuesday.Zakrzewski died and his colleague Benjamin Hall was injured when his vehicle was hit on Monday by gunfire in Horenka, on the outskirts of Kiev, Fox News Media Executive Director Suzanne Scott said in a statement.” Pierre was a war photographer who covered almost every international story for Fox News from Iraq to Afghanistan and Syria during his long stay with us,” Scott said.” His passion and talent as a journalist were unparalleled,” he added. Zakrzewski, who was based in London, had been working in Ukraine since February. Briton Benjamin Hall, who covers the State Department for the US network, remains hospitalized in Ukraine, Scott said.Irina Venediktova, Attorney General of Ukraine, said the Monday on Facebook that a British correspondent had suffered shrapnel wounds in both legs and although he did not identify him, he posted the photo of a State Department accreditation of a Fox journalist. cl/sst/yow/rsr/ll