The UN recently approved emergency measures that included sending body armor to journalists and help displaced journalists to continue working.
UNESCO, the UN’s cultural agency, said it will send body armor and helmets.
The UN recently approved emergency measures that included sending body armor to journalists and helping displaced journalists to continue working. This is the first time UNESCO has sent body armor to journalists working in conflict, a diplomat told the New York Times.Fox News announced that cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and freelance producer Oleksandra"Sasha" Kuvshynova died Monday after their vehicle came under fire.
The U.S. State Department confirmed that Brent Renaud, a freelance journalist, died Sunday. Two other journalists, Benjamin Hall and Juan Arredondo, were also hurt in Ukraine.
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