The head of the Kirovohrad regional state administration Maria Chorna reported that the Russian forces had attacked Swiss journalist Guillaume Briquet: the militants had fired on his car and took his belongings.
Maria Chorna reported about it on Telegram, Hromadske writes.
The Russian troops fired at the journalist near Vodiano-Lorine, Mykolaiv oblast.
According to Briquet, after crossing the Ukrainian checkpoint, he headed south in his official car and was fired upon by the occupying forces from close range just a few minutes later. At the same time, the occupiers could clearly see the “PRESS” sign on the car.
After the shooting, the journalist immediately turned to the roadside. The Russian troops approached him, named themselves and searched him. The passport, 3,000 euros in cash, personal belongings, the helmet, the camera footage and the laptop were taken from the media person.
After that, the journalist was released, got into the car and drove in the direction of Kropyvnytskyi to receive medical treatment. According to the head of the regional state administration, the journalist had shrapnel wounds. He arrived at Kropyvnytskyi Hospital in the evening of March 6.
According to the National Police, several bullets hit the glass as a result of the shooting, injuring the journalist. He suffered injuries to his face and forearms.
The Russian troops fired at his armored car when he was driving towards Mykolaiv. After the car was stopped, the Russians took the documents, money, photos, video equipment, the laptop and other valuable things from the Swiss citizen and released him.
The injured journalist left for the Kirovohrad region as soon as possible. The wounded man was met at the checkpoint by Kropyvnytskyi police, who helped the man to get to a medical facility where he was provided with medical care.