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Ukrainian camera operator badly injured in Russian missile strike

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Channel 24 cameraman Oleksandr Navrotskyi was badly injured while he was on editorial task reporting from the front lines of the war in the Kyiv region. According to the editorial office of Channel 24, he was injured after his position came under fire from GRAD missiles fired by Russian forces. Navrotskyi had shrapnel wounds in his legs and was taken to a hospital in Kyiv. His employer reported that he was in a stable condition. Navrotskyi is experienced in reporting from war zones and had previously worked in eastern Ukraine filming TV stories and documentaries.

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