Russian drone targets TSN filming crew in Kharkiv oblast. Cameraman wounded

A TSN (1+1 TV) filming crew – journalist Oleksandr Motornyi and cameraman Pavlo Borysko – were targeted by a Russian drone near Vovchansk (Kharkiv oblast) on February 4. The cameraman was injured, TSN reports.

At the time of the attack, the journalists were filming a news story about the work of Ukrainian UAV operators near Vovchansk.

The cameraman survived the strike with multiple shrapnel wounds and a broken leg. Medics provided Pavlo with all the necessary aid.

Oleksandr Motornyi and Pavlo Borysko. Photo by 1+1 Media

“At some point, artillery started firing off around us. The boys said that there would most likely be an attack. They were given a takeoff command. The boys took off – Pasha and I filmed the first launch,” said Oleksandr Motornyi.

Pavlo Borysko was filming the next drone's launch and was next to a UAV crew member. That was when they were attacked by an enemy drone.

Pavlo Borysko. Photo by 1+1 Media

Oleksandr Motornyi says that he first thought that they had been hit by artillery. He rushed outside and saw Pavlo covered in blood, the man accompanying Borysko was injured even more severely. The squad commander applied a tourniquet and stabilized his leg with a splint. The wounded men were taken to the hospital, where the doctors provided the necessary assistance.

The Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office has opened a pre-trial investigation into a war crime (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). According to the investigators, the Russian army attacked the TSN crew with an FPV drone.

Earlier, Hromadske journalists came under Russian drone fire near Kupyansk.