A Russian strike drone hit the building of the “We Are Ukraine TV channel in Kyiv while journalists were on air, partially destroying the facility and injuring at least five people, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday, Sept. 8. “Russia struck at the media, at journalists,” he said in a Telegram post. “A strike drone attacked the building of the TV channel “We Are Ukraine” during the telethon ‘United News.’”JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The strike occurred in the middle of the day while journalists were broadcasting live, according to the president. “The building is partially destroyed,” he said, adding that emergency services were working at the site and that State Emergency Service (DSNS) personnel had already extinguished the fire. “As of now, five victims are known. Unfortunately, the number may still increase,” Zelensky said.
The president condemned the attack as a deliberate strike against the media and called for an international response. “‘Shaheds’ against the media is a new page of Russian degradation, and there must definitely be a reaction from Europe and the world to this,” Zelensky said, using the Ukrainian term for Russia’s Iranian designed attack drones. “No blow to Ukraine and Ukrainians – to life – can go unpunished,” he added. Zelensky said Russia must be stopped, “and this is possible only through joint efforts.”
