CNN filming crew came under russian artillery fire on April 4. No one was injured, as CNN reported.
The crew first came under fire at a crossroads the the south of Mykolaiv, near Oleksandrivka village. The journalists’ car was damaged.
CNN correspondent Ben Wedeman, producer Kareem Khadder, photojournalist John Torigoe, interpreter Valeriia Dubrovska and their team had stopped at the crossroads to speak with a few Ukrainian soldiers.
As Wedeman was filming a standup report there was an explosion approximately 150 meters away from their location. The team hit the ground as another round came in.
“We hugged the ground and then ran for the cars. We jumped in our Mitsubishi Pajero, but it was destroyed. The car wouldn’t start. At least two of the tires were flat. All the windows shattered. The tank was punctured and leaking diesel and other fluids,” Wedeman reported.
The team ran to their other vehicle, which also had damage due to shrapnel, got in and drove off.
We remind that on April 4, there were four fires in Mykolaiv oblast as a result of the russian attacks: the granary, the house and cars burned down. Civilians received shrapnel wounds.