Chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay was hit by a bullet in the lower back while in a car carrying his crew towards Kyiv on Monday. Two rounds also hit camera ...
Chernihiv, in the north, and Kharkiv, in the east, continue to come under heavy bombardment. In the early hours of Friday, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was attacked. He did not give evidence to back his claim, but Ukrainian media reported that 11 cases of rape had been reported in Kherson, the only major city captured by Russia after more than a week of fighting. Ukrainian officials have said Russian troops took control of the overall site, but the plant’s staff were continuing to ensure its operations. There were also no changes in the north and the east, where the Russian offensive has stalled, meeting fierce Ukrainian resistance. There is no ceasefire in Mariupol and there is no ceasefire all along the route. The city, to the east of Ukraine, has been under near constant bombardment There were also no changes in the north and the east, where the Russian offensive has stalled, meeting fierce Ukrainian resistance. The UN estimates that 12million people in Ukraine and 4million fleeing to neighbouring countries in the coming months will need humanitarian aid. Chernihiv, in the north, and Kharkiv, in the east, continue to come under heavy bombardment. Dorries – who has previously called for an end to the licence fee – stressed: ‘I have always said the BBC is a great British global brand and it needs protecting. Russia is continuing to advance in southern Ukraine, with Mariupol under bombardment and Odessa and Mykolaiv under threat.
Ramsay was wounded alongside members of his team after his car came under fire in Kyiv.
"We were in shock, no doubt about it,” Ramsay said. “We couldn't believe it.” It's a miracle any of us got out, let alone all five of us." "At the bottom, we regrouped. Recounting the moments that led up the assault, Mr Ramsay wrote: “Pointing weapons into our car, the last Ukrainian checkpoint suggested we shouldn't go any further. "I do recall wondering if my death was going to be painful.”
The reporter was with four crew members when they were ambushed outside the capital.
Camera operator Richie Mockler huddled into the front passenger footwell. He said: ‘The first round cracked the windscreen. After fleeing the car in a hail of bullets, the team climbed over a fence and ran down an embankment to a small town. ‘We didn’t know it at the time, but we were later told by the Ukrainians that we were being ambushed by a saboteur Russian reconnaissance squad. The crew were heading back to Kyiv after being turned back at a Ukrainian checkpoint. A Sky News journalist was shot and wounded when a crew of five working in Ukraine were attacked by a hit squad.
A British journalist covering the war in Ukraine has been shot and wounded after coming under fire in Kyiv. Sky News chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay and ...
CNN and Bloomberg News went on to do the same. "Richie says I then got out of the car and stood up, before jogging to the edge of the embankment and then started running. This war gets worse by the day." Ramsay said: "The point is we were very lucky. Ramsay, who is now back in the UK, added: "It was strange, but I felt very calm. "I do recall wondering if my death was going to be painful.
Stuart Ramsay is recovering in the UK after being hit in the back - he says his crew was "very lucky"
Writing for Sky, Mr Ramsay said: “The point is we were very lucky. Ukrainian officials have since told Sky they were targeted by Russian saboteurs – enemy combatants believed to be hiding among the civilian population. They then took refuge in a factory where they were able to call for help.
Footage shows team's vehicle being attacked by a Russian ambush squad on Monday near Kyiv.
They eventually found refuge in a nearby garage, and were rescued under the cover of darkness hours later by Ukrainian police. He added: “We were very lucky. It was more like being punched, really.”