Several of our correspondents and producers spent long days working with her reporting the news and got to know her personally, describing her as hard-working, kind, funny and brave. Scott put out another statement later in the day acknowledging Kuvshynova’s death, saying, “Our team in Ukraine tells me that Sasha had a passion for music, the arts and photography and was a joy to work with. She worked with our team for the past month and did a brilliant job. She loved music and she was funny and kind. Yonat Friling, a senior field producer for Fox News, posted a photo of Kuvshynova and tweeted, “In yesterday’s attack near Kyiv, we have lost a beautiful brave woman - Oleksandra Kuvshinova - Sasha. Kuvshynova, a local journalist in Ukraine, was working with Fox News and was also killed in the attack. It’s not uncommon for journalists working in foreign countries to work alongside a local journalist - a “fixer” who can help with logistics, local customs, the language and local citizens and governments. An extraordinary spirit and tremendous talent and one of the kindest, most gracious colleagues on the road. I had the great privilege of working with Pierre and the even greater privilege of calling him a friend. I’m so sorry this happened to you.”Īnd CNN’s Clarissa Ward, who also has been covering the war, tweeted, “There are no words. Trey Yingst, a Fox News reporter who has been in Ukraine covering the war, tweeted a photo of him with Zakrzewski and wrote, “I don’t know what to say. Such a fantastic war photographer and so much more. Sending our most heartfelt prayers to Pierre’s wife and family.”įox News’ Jennifer Griffin tweeted, “Such a fine man. So, we just, our thoughts, prayers are with his family, with the entire community as well.”įox News anchor John Roberts tweeted, “I worked with Pierre many times around the world.
He was a war zone photographer who covered nearly every international story for Fox News, from Iraq to Afghanistan to Syria during his long tenure working there. He is someone who has served in many war zones over the course of time. In her opening comments in Tuesday’s press conference, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said, “I also just wanted to note the news we heard from the CEO of Fox this morning that cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski … lost his life. Pierre Zakrzewski was only 55 years old, and we miss him already.” We here at the Fox News Channel want to offer our deepest condolences to Pierre’s wife, Michelle, and his entire family. … He was a professional, he was a journalist, and he was a friend.
On the air, Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer said, “Pierre Zakrzewski was an absolute legend at this network and his loss is devastating. Last December, at Fox News Media’s annual employee Spotlight Awards, Zakrzewski was honored with the “Unsung Hero” award.įox News president Jay Wallace said Zakrzewski was a constant in Fox News’ international coverage and that other staff “always felt an extra sense of reassurance when they arrived on the scene, and they saw that Pierre was there.” Scott said that Zakrzewski played a key role last year in helping freelance associates and their families get out of Afghanistan after the U.S. Scott added, “Today is a heartbreaking day for Fox News Media and for all journalists risking their lives to deliver the news.” … 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 with tremendous skill.” In a statement, Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said Zakrzewski’s “passion and talent as a journalist were unmatched. He had been in Ukraine since February.įollowing the news of Zakrzewski’s death, it was learned that Oleksandra Kuvshynova, a 24-year-old Ukrainian reporter who was working with the Fox News team, also was killed in the attack that killed Zakrzewski and injured Hall.įox News staffers and journalists throughout the world were devastated by the news. Hall was injured and hospitalized, but there have been no official updates on his condition. Pierre Zakrzewski, a cameraman for Fox News, was killed while reporting alongside Fox News reporter Benjamin Hall when incoming fire hit their vehicle outside of Kyiv in Horenka. Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense said, “The truth is the target.” This week, they were doing their job, covering the war in Ukraine.Īnd now comes the horrific news: Both were killed in an attack by Russian troops. She was only 24 and reporting on the attack on her own country.