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RFE/RL Film Crew Escapes Injury After Vehicle Hit In Ukraine's East


Images published by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service showed that the vehicle sustained heavy damage.
Images published by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service showed that the vehicle sustained heavy damage.

A film crew working for RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service escaped injury after their vehicle came under rocket fire in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on August 30. The incident involving the crew of two journalists and a driver took place as they were reporting near the front line of the Ukrainian military's ongoing counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces in Ukraine's east. Images published by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service showed that the vehicle sustained heavy damage, with its windows and tires blown out. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.

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