The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stressed today that the free media will not be intimidated by violence, as he himself commented positively to the correspondents of the British television network Sky News about the coverage of an ambush in Ukraine, earlier this week.
“The free press will not be intimidated or intimidated by barbaric and indiscriminate acts of violence,” Johnson said on Twitter.
On Friday, the Russian parliament passed a law that provides for the imposition of a prison sentence of more than 15 years on anyone found to be spreading “fabricated” news, intentionally.
Sky News reporters who fell into an ambush describe the moment they came under fire
Correspondent Stuart Ramsey, who was injured, described in an Sky News article when the crew came under fire. The bulletproof vest of another member of their crew, stopped two bullets.
According to Stuart Ramsey, that day, the crew started with special attention for the city of Bukha, which is located about 30 kilometers northwest of Kiev. However, on the way from the center of Kiev, it became clear that the trip will be difficult, with the crew negotiating at each checkpoint.
Due to the difficulties they encountered, they decided to change direction and stopped at another checkpoint, west of the city, asking if the road to Kyiv was passable. A police officer told them they could turn left and return to Kyiv by an open road. There was a dead silence on the road, with the crew encountering debris, but not soldiers.
Out of nowhere, there was a small explosion, while something hit the car and a tire burst, causing the workshop to stop. Shots were fired, with the windshield shattered and the camera operator, Richie Mockler, trying to protect himself in the passenger seat. Bullets hit the whole car.
Journalists initially thought they had been beaten by Ukrainian soldiers and shouted that they were reporters, but when the bullets did not stop. Later, Ukrainians told the crew that he fell into an ambush of Russian saboteurs.
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