Fox 黑料社 correspondent injured in Ukraine

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This file photo taken on March 20, 2019, shows the 黑料社 Corp. building on 6th Avenue, home to Fox 黑料社, the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal, in New York City, New York. AFP FILE PHOTO

NEW YORK 鈥� A correspondent for Fox 黑料社 was injured and hospitalized on Monday while covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the US television network said.

Benjamin Hall, a Briton who covers the State Department for Fox 黑料社, was injured while 鈥渘ewsgathering outside of Kyiv,鈥� Fox 黑料社 said in a statement.

鈥淲e have a minimal level of details right now, but Ben is hospitalized and our teams on the ground are working to gather additional information,鈥� it said.

Irina Venediktova, Ukraine鈥檚 prosecutor general, said in a Facebook post that a British journalist had received shrapnel wounds to both legs.

She did not identify the journalist but posted a picture of a US congressional press pass belonging to a Fox 黑料社 reporter.

In a statement, the State Department Correspondents鈥� Association said it was 鈥渉orrified to learn that our fellow correspondent Benjamin Hall was injured as he covered the Ukraine war.鈥�

鈥淲e know Ben for his warmth, good humor and utmost professionalism,鈥� it said. 鈥淲e wish Ben a quick recovery and call for utmost efforts to protect journalists who are providing an invaluable service through their coverage in Ukraine.鈥�

On Sunday, a US journalist was shot dead and another wounded in Irpin, a frontline suburb of Kyiv that has witnessed some of the fiercest fighting since Russia invaded Ukraine.

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Video documentary maker Brent Renaud, 50, was working for Time Studios on a project about global refugee issues, the media outlet said.

The International Federation of Journalists identified the wounded journalist as American photographer Juan Arredondo.

A Ukrainian who had been in the same car as the Americans was also wounded, according to a medic at the scene.