A Fox News reporter who was wounded while covering the war in Ukraine says he’s lost half a leg, a foot, and the use of one eye.
Benjamin Hall, a foreign correspondent for Fox News, provided an update on his condition Thursday, roughly three weeks after getting hurt while reporting outside Kyiv in an attack that killed two of his colleagues. He also shared a photo showing him sporting an eye patch.
“To sum it up, I’ve lost half a leg on one side and a foot on the other,” Hall shared in a tweet. “One hand is being put together, one eye is no longer working, and my hearing is blown.”
Despite the grievous injuries, Hall said he felt “pretty damn lucky to be here” and described the people who had gotten him to where he is now as “amazing.”
To sum it up, I’ve lost half a leg on one side and a foot on the other. One hand is being put together, one eye is no longer working, and my hearing is pretty blown… but all in all I feel pretty damn lucky to be here – and it is the people who got me here who are amazing! pic.twitter.com/HNjO6PbdGf
— Benjamin Hall (@BenjaminHallFNC) April 8, 2022
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In another tweet, Hall paid a tribute to deceased colleagues Pierre Zakrzewski, a Fox News cameraman, and journalist Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova, who was serving as a consultant for Fox News.
“Pierre and I traveled the world together, working was his joy and his joy was infectious,” Hall said. “RIP.”
Its been over three weeks since the attack in Ukraine and I wanted to start sharing it all. But first I need to pay tribute to my colleagues Pierre and Sasha who didnt make it that day. Pierre and I traveled the world together, working was his joy and his joy was infectious. RIP pic.twitter.com/gbHduLmd5e
— Benjamin Hall (@BenjaminHallFNC) April 8, 2022
Kuvshynova and Zakrzewski were killed March 13 when their vehicle was hit by “incoming fire” while on assignment in Ukraine, Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said in a memo.
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Other members of the media have been injured or killed covering the war.
American journalist Brent Renaud was shot and killed after Russian armed forces opened fire on a vehicle that was transporting foreign journalists, according to Ukrainian officials. Renaud’s companion, photojournalist Juan Arredondo, was injured while trying to remove Renaud from the area.
