Zelensky Highlights Journalists Killed and Injured During War in Nightly Video

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky paid tribute to journalists killed and wounded in the war during his nightly address on Tuesday, March 14.

Zelensky recalled an attack one year prior in which journalist Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova and Irish photojournalist Pierre Zakrzewski were killed and British reporter Benjamin Hall injured.

The three were on assignment for Fox News when their vehicle came under fire by Russian forces in Kyiv Oblast.

“In total, dozens of media workers have been killed and injured in a little over a year,” Zelensky said. Credit: Volodymyr Zelensky via Storyful

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