The shock wave and shrapnel from a Russian strike in Kyiv damaged the balcony in the flat belonging to Hromadske Radio executive editor Alyona Nesterenko, the media professional reported in a Facebook post and in comments to Institute of Mass Information (IMI) journalist Valentyna Troyan.
The journalist said that the explosions had gone off at around 10am. Shrapnel bits pierced through the panes on her balcony, but the room windows and the main structures remained intact. Alyona Nesterenko was unharmed.
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“I got off with a mild scare and balcony windows burst. Compared with some other buildings, I was genuinely lucky. Overall I’m calm and I’m continuing to work,” she remarked.
She is now making arrangements to have the glazing in the wooden frames replaced.
Her colleagues have already provided help and financial support through a special support fund organised by the Hromadske Radio team.
“And later the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) offered financial assistance too. I’m grateful to everyone, both for the money and for the words of support. It means a lot!” Alyona Nesterenko said.
A Russian air strike on Kramatorsk damaged the flat of a local journalist on 24 August.