Fox News Cameraman, Pierre Zakrewski, Killed while reporting in Ukraine
March 15, 2022, 6:36 pm

Fox News Cameraman, Pierre Zakrewski, Killed while reporting in Ukraine (File photo: Fox News Facebook page)

The USA Today reported, according to a statement from Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott that Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski was killed while reporting with correspondent Benjamin Hall in Ukraine yesterday outside of Kyiv.

Zakrzewski and Hall were traveling in a vehicle in Horenka – nearly 20 miles from Ukraine's capital, Kyiv – when they were struck by incoming fire.

Scott said: "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." He added that "His passion and talent as a journalist were unmatched."

He recently received the "Unsung Hero" award during Fox's annual employee spotlight award ceremony in December.

The statement said that Zakrzewski leaves behind a wife and family.

Russian missiles destroy lyceum school in Zhytomyr, a lovely town not too far from Kyiv (File photo: Euromaidan Press)

On Monday, the network said Hall was injured and hospitalized while covering Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but had little details about the situation.

Scott said in an earlier statement: "The safety of our entire team of journalists in Ukraine and the surrounding regions is our top priority and of the utmost importance."

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Hall remains hospitalized and the network asked for people to keep both families in their prayers.

The statement said: "Today is a heartbreaking day for Fox News Media and for all journalists risking their lives to deliver the news."

The death of Zakrzewski comes two days after American photojournalist Brent Renaud was killed after Russian forces fired on a car in Irpin, a town 30 miles outside the capital of Kyiv.

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Police said that a second American journalist, Juan Arredondo, was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds.

Source: usatoday

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Upon arriving to participate in the summit of the European Political Community, which includes around forty heads of state in Budapest, he said, "I look forward to sitting with the elected U.S. president and seeing how we will collectively ensure we meet challenges, including the threats from Russia and North Korea." He also noted that the strengthening of ties between Russia and North Korea poses a threat to the United States as well, according to reports from Agence France-Presse.

Before Trump's victory, Rutte expressed confidence that a united Washington would remain part of the defensive alliance, even if Trump became the 47th president of the United States. In an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF last Monday night, he stated that both Republicans and Democrats understand that NATO serves not only the security of Europe but also that of America. He added that both candidates are aware that the security of the United States is closely tied to NATO.

On Wednesday, NATO congratulated Trump on his victory but did not address the Ukrainian issue.

It is noteworthy that the relationship between the elected U.S. president and the defense alliance was not the best during his first term in the White House. Trump criticized NATO member states multiple times and even hinted at withdrawing from the alliance unless they increased their financial contributions.

Additionally, the issue of the Russian-Ukrainian war is one of the matters that complicate relations between the two sides, especially since Trump has repeatedly stated that he can end this ongoing conflict, which began in 2022, quickly. He implied that he had a peace plan between Kyiv and Moscow, while his vice president, JD Vance, revealed aspects of that plan, which stipulated Ukraine's commitment not to join NATO, thereby sending reassuring signals to the Russians.

Furthermore, many NATO member states in Europe fear that Trump might halt military aid to Ukraine after he previously criticized the U.S. for pouring funds into supporting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.