Suspilne film crew comes under mortar fire in Dnipropetrovsk region

According to Ukrinform, the Institute of Mass Information reported this, citing journalists.

The incident occurred on March 30 in the village of Kapulivka, Pokrovske community, Dnipropetrovsk region. Correspondent Roman Mykhalchuk and cameraman Danylo Nikolaienko were preparing a report on civilian life in the Nikopol district. The shelling from the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region began just as the journalist was preparing to film on location.

“We were working under police escort along the shoreline to document the aftermath of Russian strikes on the coastal area as quickly as possible. And while we were recording, mortar fire began targeting us from the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region. The Russians apparently spotted the police car and us in our body armor and helmets through their optics. We heard the whistle of a shell that hit the middle of the street about 100 meters away from us. There was no time to hide anywhere immediately, because it happened in a matter of seconds,” Mykhalchuk told IMI in a comment.

The media workers lay down on the ground and waited out the first explosions, then made their way to the police car. The shelling continued as they were leaving—one of the shells exploded 50 meters from the vehicle. None of the journalists or law enforcement officers was injured.

As previously reported, in February, a film crew from the Inter TV channel came under enemy fire in Kramatorsk; among those injured was Igor Levenok, a war correspondent for Podrobytsi.

Photo: IMI