The car of the journalist and photographer of the Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet was set on fire near the eastern Ukrainian city of Akhtyrka. They received gunshot wounds, but their lives are not in danger, TASS news agency reports.
“We are glad that we are alive, the mood is good, despite the circumstances, we hope to be home soon,” said one of them.
Both journalists have been living in Ukraine for two years, working as independent for Ekstra Bladet, in other Danish and international media.
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It should be reminded that in the early morning of 24 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a message announcing the decision to launch a special military operation in Donbas.
“Circumstances require us to take decisive and immediate action. The Donbas People’s Republics have appealed to Russia. I have decided to launch a special military operation in this regard,” Putin said in a televised address to Russian citizens.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that from 05:00 (07:00 Yerevan time) on Thursday, the Russian Armed Forces carried out intensive attacks on Ukrainian military facilities and airports.
The Verkhovna Rada has declared martial law in Ukraine. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine announced the preliminary number of victims and wounded.
