Fox News cameraman killed while covering Russia’s war on Ukraine Residents carry bags out of an apartment building damaged by a Russian strike in suburban Kyiv, Ukraine on March 14, 2022. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
A cameraman for Fox News was killed near Kyiv while covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the same attack that injured another journalist, the network announced on Tuesday.
Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott revealed the tragic loss of cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski in a message to colleagues. According to Mediaite, the message in its entirety stated:
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we share the news this morning regarding our beloved cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski. Pierre was killed in Horenka, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine.
Pierre was with Benjamin Hall yesterday newsgathering when their vehicle was struck by incoming fire.
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. His passion and talent as a journalist were unmatched. Based in London, Pierre had been working in Ukraine since February. 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 among journalists at every media outlet. He was wildly popular – everyone in the media industry who has covered a foreign story knew and respected Pierre.
Last year, he played a key role in getting our Afghan freelance associates and their families out of the country after the U.S. withdrawal. In December at our annual employee Spotlight Awards, Pierre was given the “Unsung Hero” award in recognition of his invaluable work.
.@FoxNews cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski has died after his vehicle was struck by incoming fire in Ukraine, on Monday.
Fox News journalist @BenjaminHallFNC was with Zakrzewski while newsgathering and was also injured. Hall remains hospitalized. Pray for him.https://t.co/iUakXh4Jl6— Vanessa Vallejo (@vanessavallej0) March 15, 2022
