Russia attacks My Ukraine TV building during live broadcast
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Consensus
- A drone attack occurred on the building of the Ukrainian TV channel 'My Украина' in Kyiv.
- The attack happened during a live broadcast of the 'United News' television marathon.
- Journalists were present in the building at the time of the attack.
- The building was partially destroyed.
- A fire broke out and was extinguished by emergency services.
- Five people were injured.
- President Vladimir Zelensky reported the attack and stated that the drones used were 'Shahed' models.
- Zelensky described the attack on media as a new stage in Russian degradation and called for a response from Europe and the world.
- The 'United News' marathon began on February 24, 2022, and is a continuous broadcast involving multiple Ukrainian TV channels.
- The channel had previously been damaged in a drone attack on August 20 but no one was injured then.
Points of divergence
- Six people were injured, and the attack was specifically targeted at the newsroom where journalists were broadcasting live. — tg_currenttime
- The attack occurred on September 8, and the fire was promptly extinguished by the State Service of Emergency Situations (GSCS) of Ukraine. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Zelensky stated that the attack happened 'just in the middle of the day' and that the number of injured might increase. — tg_echoonline_news
- The attack was part of a broader Russian military operation that included five hours of explosions in Kyiv, resulting in two deaths and 16 injuries, with attacks on critical infrastructure and other locations across Ukraine. — tg_istories_media
Coverage (10 sources)
- Russian military attacked the building of the "We are Ukraine" TV channel in Kiev with a drone on Tuesday afternoon, when... — Радио Свобода
- In Kyiv, drones attacked the building of the TV channel — Настоящее Время
- Russian 'Shahed' struck the building of the 'We Are Ukraine' TV channel in Kyiv during a live broadcast. Five people were injured — The Moscow Times
- Drone attacked channel 'We are Ukraine' in Kyiv — Дождь
- Russia attacked a TV channel building in Kyiv, five people injured — ЭХО / Новости
- In Kyiv, drone attacked TV channel building during live broadcast, five people injured — Zelensky — Дождь (Telegram)
- Russian drone damaged building of channel 'We are Ukraine' in Kyiv when it was showing a telethon live — Meduza
- In Kyiv, a building of a TV channel from which a live broadcast was being conducted came under the strike of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The building was partially destroyed, injured... — Важные истории
- Russian forces struck the building of the 'We Are Ukraine' TV channel in Kyiv — The Insider
- Russian UAV struck the building of the "We are Ukraine" TV channel in Kyiv — Радио Свобода
Key entities
- Kyiv
- We are Ukraine
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Shahed
- Media
- Europe
- We are Ukraine
- Ministry of Emergency Situations
- We are Ukraine
- VS
- United News
- Mi-Ukraine