Hall said on Twitter. “But first I need to pay tribute to my colleagues Pierre and Sasha who didnt make it that day.
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Editors note: In Hollie McKay’s latest special report for Deadline, the veteran foreign affairs correspondent and author of Only Cry for the Living: Memos From Inside the ISIS Battlefield reports from the battlefields of Ukraine, where Russia’s invasion is targeting journalists and the truth.
It’s the sort of news that leaves you raw: former colleagues had been hit in a Russian attack, fate unknown. Having just returned from the frontlines on the fringes of Kyiv city, I peeled off my body armor and sat on the floor of my hotel room to process the news.
In the fog of war, the initial rumbles from fellow journalists were distorted. Still, I quickly learned that Fox News’ Benjamin Hall, a lovely and highly experienced war reporter, had been severely wounded in an artillery attack on a vehicle that he and others were traveling in.
Hours later, I learned that their local producer-fixer Sasha Kuvshynova and Pierre Zakrzewski – possibly the kindest and most supportive and charismatic video journalists one could encounter – were missing. In the context of a frantic and feeble war zone, that can only mean a few things: they had perished in the blast, been taken as a prisoner of war, or transported to a morgue not yet identified.
As the day turned to night and night turned day, I learned that Ben had been injured and was fighting for his life. He was later evacuated and eventually made it to a hospital in Germany. I also learned that Pierre, and later Sasha, had been located. They both were dead.
Of course, every death in a conflict zone is a tragedy, but Pierre’s passing was as painful as it was guttering to anyone who had encountered the veteran cameraman. The sort of rare soul that lights up a room and shines a light in the darkest
Hall said on Twitter. “But first I need to pay tribute to my colleagues Pierre and Sasha who didnt make it that day.
A health update arrived today from Fox News State Department correspondent Benjamin Hall, who survived an attack in Ukraine that saw two colleagues killed.
Benjamin Hall, a correspondent for Fox News, is opening up about his injuries after being attacked in Ukraine last month.
The following article contains footage that some readers may find distressing. Oscars 2022 producer Will Packer has broken his silence over the altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock during Sunday night's (March 27) Academy Awards presentation. During the live broadcast Smith walked onto the stage and slapped Rock in the face, after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith while preparing to announce the winner of the Best Documentary Oscar.
Joseph Patel criticized Will Smith and Chris Rock for the events that led up to "Summer of Soul" winning the Oscar for best documentary feature Sunday night. The "Summer of Soul" producer accused Smith of robbing the category of its moment after he slapped Rock on stage before the comedian announced the award. "It robbed the category of its moment," the producer wrote in since-deleted tweets, People magazine noted.
Deftones have announced that “with deep regret”, they are cancelling their scheduled tour dates in Ukraine and Russia for this July, amid the ongoing conflict between the two nations.“We’re hoping we’ll be able to return to play soon,” the band wrote in a statement on social media yesterday (March 29). “We hope everyone is safe.”A post shared by Deftones (@deftones)The Sacramento alt-metal band are one of many who’ve cancelled shows in both countries since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine just over a month ago.Tom Grennan, Green Day, Yungblud, My Chemical Romance, Biffy Clyro, Placebo and Russian rapper Oxxxymiron are among the acts who’ve announced cancellations in recent weeks, due to either safety concerns or in protest against the Russian government’s attack.Russian president Vladimir Putin’s actions have drawn widespread condemnation across the globe, with multiple countries enacting sanctions on the country.
Oscars producer Will Packer has changed his tune regarding Will Smith’s shocking slap of Chris Rock at last night’s ceremony.
Two years into a global pandemic, the 2022 Oscars initially appeared intent on becoming the Grammys tonight.
in a post on Instagram, which quickly racked up 5,100 likes. One follower gushed, “This brought tears to my eyes I would like to personally thank them.”The two women walked hand-in-hand while waving at gawking passersby, as The United Orchestra’s “We Stand with Ukraine” played over the clip.Some were unimpressed with their bold gesture, calling it “hella goofy” and a “sad” attempt to “go viral” in the comments.Still, others praised Diamond and Pierre for their effort to keep followers informed about world affairs.
Benjamin Hall, the Fox News correspondent severely injured last week in Ukraine, is now back in the United States at a Texas Army hospital.
Fox News provided more details of how correspondent Benjamin Hall, severely injured in Ukraine, was evacuated from the region, over the border to Poland and ultimately to a hospital in Germany.
Kremlin-backed TV news channel Russia Today has had its broadcasting licence revoked by British authorities this morning. The move, which is another step towards isolating Russia culturally, comes as airstrikes were reported in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv.
Wilson Chapman editorOksana Shvets, an acclaimed Ukrainian film and theater actor, has died in a Russian rocket attack on a residential building in Kyiv. Her death was announced by the Young Theater, where she had been a troupe member since 1980. The Kyiv Post also confirmed her death.
A drug which is said to slash the risk of young women dying from breast cancer by a third has been hailed as a ‘game changer’.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBenjamin Hall, the Fox News Channel correspondent who was injured while covering Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the Fox Corp.-owned network, has managed to get out of the country, according to a memo from Suzanne Scott, Fox News Media’s CEO, issued Wednesday.“Ben is alert and in good spirits. He is being treated with the best possible care in the world and we are in close contact with his wife and family,” Scott said in the note to staffers.Fox News has deployed a handful of correspondents around the country, including Trey Yingst and Steve Harrigan.Hall had been reporting in Horenka, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine, with cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and journalist Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova when their vehicle came under fire.
Fox News’ Benjamin Hall, seriously injured this week while reporting from Ukraine, is now out of the country, the network said.
Ukraine when the vehicle he was traveling in outside of Kyiv with another reporter was struck by incoming fire, the network said on Tuesday.The slain videographer, Pierre Zakrzewski, 55, had covered conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria for Fox, according to a memo sent to the network's employees.“His passion and talent as a journalist were unmatched,” Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media, said in the memo.Reporter Benjamin Hall has been hospitalized since Monday, when their vehicle was hit in Horenka, the network said.Zakrzewski, who was based in London, was the second journalist killed in Ukraine in two days. Brent Renaud, a documentary filmmaker and another veteran of covering war zones, died Sunday after Russian forces opened fire on his vehicle.Scott said of Zakrzewski: “His talents were vast and there wasn't a role that he didn't jump in to help with in the field — from photographer to engineer to editor to producer — and he did it all under immense pressure with tremendous skill.”Last year, Zakrzewski played a key role in getting Fox's freelancers and their families out of Afghanistan after the U.S.
Jordan Moreau Pierre Zakrzewski, a cameraman for Fox News, was killed in Ukraine on Monday, Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott told staff in a company-wide memo on Tuesday morning. He was 55.Zakrzewski and Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall were reporting in Horenka, outside of Kyvi, Ukraine, when their vehicle came under fire. Hall remains hospitalized in Ukraine.“Pierre was a war zone photographer who covered nearly every international story for Fox News from Iraq to Afghanistan to Syria during his long tenure with us.