Fox News foreign correspondent Benjamin Hall has left Ukraine after suffering an injury that left two other members of his team dead earlier this week, according to the network’s CEO.
“Ben is alert and in good spirits,” Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott said in a statement Wednesday. “He is being treated with the best possible care in the world and we are in close contact with his wife and family. Please continue to keep him in your prayers.”
Fox anchors Bill Hemmer and Martha MacCallum relayed the update on Wednesday morning, with MacCallum saying that “we hope for more good news to come in the days ahead.”
“Been a couple of heavy days around here,” Hemmer continued, “so that is a dose of good news for Ben.”
Other than Hall, a veteran photojournalist and cameraman, Pierre Zakrzewski, and Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, a 24-year-old Ukrainian journalist, were killed on Monday near Kyiv, Fox News confirmed. Details about the incident are not clear, although Ukrainian officials have alleged that Russian forces fired at them.
Russia has not issued any public comments about the claims from Ukrainian officials. It’s not clear who fired on the journalists.
Zakrzewski “was profoundly committed to telling the story and his bravery, professionalism, and work ethic were renowned among journalists at every media outlet,” Scott said on Tuesday in confirming his death.
Scott also confirmed Kuvshynova’s death, saying that Fox News “correspondents and producers spent long days with her reporting the news and got to know her personally,” according to her statement. “[They described] her as hard-working, funny, kind, and brave.”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken commented on their deaths on Tuesday, saying that he was “very saddened” to hear that two journalists died covering the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
“I am grateful to all those risking their lives to show the world what is happening in Ukraine,” Blinken said. “The United States condemns Russia’s ongoing violence, which is putting the safety of journalists and other media workers in Ukraine at risk.”
Over the weekend, a former New York Times journalist, Brent Renaud, died in fighting near Kyiv, which was confirmed by the Department of State. Renaud was in Ukraine to create a documentary.
Photojournalist Juan Arredondo wrote on social media that he was injured in the same attack that left Renaud dead.
