Two ZDF employees injured in Russian attack on Ukraine

Two ZDF employees injured in Russian attack on Ukraine

The seven-strong team led by ZDF reporter Alica Jung was in the hotel when the missile hit the building, the broadcaster said in Mainz. ZDF editor-in-chief Bettina Schausten spoke of a "further attack by Russia on the free press". ZDF will "continue to report on the war against the Ukrainian civilian population". ZDF reporter Alica Jung explained: "It is clear that there is no longer a safe place in Ukraine."

Pictures taken by an AFP photographer show extensive damage to the hotel, which is located on a street in Kharkiv's city center. An impact crater tore open the façade of the high-rise building over several floors. Many windows are broken, the lobby is damaged and bent metal parts were scattered on the street in front of the building.

Kharkiv has repeatedly been the target of Russian attacks in recent days - including on Sunday: regional governor Oleg Sinegubov spoke of 28 injured civilians. Residential buildings, offices and cafés were hit on Sunday night, explained Kharkiv's mayor Ihor Terekhov. "On the eve of the New Year, the Russians want to intimidate our city, but we are not afraid," emphasized Terekhov.

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1. The ZDF editor-in-chief, Bettina Schausten, expressed concern over a "further attack by Russia" on the free press, following the incident involving their reporter Alica Jung and two other ZDF employees in Ukraine.
2. The Russian missile attack on Ukraine resulted in injuries to two ZDF employees, who were part of a seven-member team led by reporter Alica Jung, according to the German broadcaster based in Mainz.
3. ZDF reporter Alica Jung described the situation in Ukraine as "no longer a safe place" after the team experienced a missile hit while staying at a hotel in Kharkiv.
4. The Russian attack on Ukraine, which targeted a hotel and left two ZDF employees injured, has been a recurring issue in the city of Kharkiv in recent days.
5. In response to the ongoing Russian attacks, including the one that injured two ZDF employees, the city of Kharkiv's mayor, Ihor Terekhov, stated that the Russian intentions are to intimidate the city but that its residents are not afraid.
6. The hotel, which is located in the city center of Kharkiv and was hit by a Russian missile, shows extensive damage on its facade and lobby, as captured by an AFP photographer.
7. The Russian attack on Ukraine, which injured two ZDF employees and resulted in damage to the hotel in Kharkiv, was one of numerous instances that occurred on Sunday, as reported by regional governor Oleg Sinegubov who mentioned 28 injured civilians.
8. The ZDF will continue to report on the war against the Ukrainian civilian population despite the dangerous circumstances, as stated by ZDF editor-in-chief Bettina Schausten, who condemned the Russian attack on the free press.

Source: www.stern.de