Danylo Ishchenko, war reporter with the Central Television and Radio Studio of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, was wounded in the line of duty.
This was reported by the Military Television of Ukraine on their Facebook page.
It is reported that the doctors decided to amputate the limb and prescribed appropriate treatment and rehabilitation.
In a comment to IMI, Acting Head of the Central Television and Radio Studio of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Serhiy Kaminskyy said that Danylo Ishchenko was wounded on June 1 in Kharkiv oblast while filming a russian breakthrough attempt.
“He was carrying out his duties as a war reporter. He was holding a camera, gathering information. The Russians were attempting a breakthrough and there was mortar fire, about four mines fell near them. He almost managed to get into the shelter on time, but a mine fragment caught up with him,” Kaminskyy said, adding that his leg could not be saved.