Fox News journalist was severely injured reporting from Kyiv on the invasion in Ukraine.
Fox News correspondents and producers Monday recognized their wounded colleague Benjamin Hall as the Fox News producer. He had been reporting on the conflict outside Kyiv, amid an increasing assault from Russian troops.
Irina Vediktova, Ukraine’s General Prosecutor stated that the journalist was suffering from severe injuries and was admitted to the ICU.
She also shared partially obscured photos of Hall’s US Senate/House of Representatives press ID.
John Roberts from Fox News said live: This is not news we want to give to you. But it’s what happens when there’s a conflict.
Fox news’s journalist injured during newsgathering in Kiev. We have very little information, however teams are doing their best to collect more details.
Fox News’ Benjamin Hall sustained serious injuries Monday as he covered the conflict in Ukraine.
Irina Venediktova, Ukraine’s General Prosecutor, shared an image of Hall’s ID press release
John Roberts, Fox News’ journalist said on-air: “This is news we hate to share with you but it’s clearly what sometimes happens in the middle of conflict.”
“A reminder that we are in a warzone and that information can change very rapidly. “We are doing everything we can to obtain the most accurate information and all the details about what happened.
He said, “The safety of our Fox team is obviously of paramount importance and our highest priority.”
According to his biography of FoxNews.com, Hall joined the network in 2015 and currently serves as a State Department correspondent based in Washington, D.C.
John Kirby from the Department of Defense confirmed Hall was injured in Ukraine while he was receiving treatment at a hospital during Monday’s news briefing.
In a Twitter, Sean Langille (Fox News Producer) praised his colleague who was wounded for covering the conflict and asked for his prayers for his speedy recovery.
Hall was a correspondent for the network during multiple conflicts overseas in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.
Recently, he was live-broadcasting the Russian Invasion of Ukraine and anchoring primetime specials from Lviv (Ukraine).
Hall attended Duke University, where he earned both a Bachelor’s degree from Richmond American University in London and a Post Graduate Diploma in Television Journalism from the University of the Arts London. Hall can be considered a dual citizen in the UK and the US.