Pierre Zakrzewski had been travelling in a vehicle near Kyiv with correspondent Benjamin Hall, who was injured, and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra Kuvshinova, who was also killed.
Highlights
- Pierre Zakrzewski was working with correspondent Benjamin Hall when his vehicle was hit.
- Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra Kuvshinova was also reported to be killed in the attack.
- Fox News producer Yonat Friling paid tribute to a ‘beautiful brave’ woman.
- Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said he was ‘deeply disturbed and saddened’ by the killing.
- News comes days after US filmmaker Brent Renaud was killed by Russian forces in Ukraine.
- He was killed after his vehicle opened fire on the Russian border in the country’s capital, Kyiv, was hit by an ‘artillery shelling by Russian troops’ Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said: “It is with great sadness and a heavy heart”