Fox News' Benjamin Hall says he feels 'pretty damn lucky' to be alive after Ukraine attack

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In his first public comments since being seriously injured while reporting in Ukraine, Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall shared the extent of his injuries and said he feels "pretty damn lucky to be here."

On March 14, Hall was in a vehicle outside of Kyiv with Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra Kuvshynova that was struck by incoming fire. Zakrzewski and Kuvshynova were both killed, with Hall the only survivor. Ukrainian officials said Russian forces fired on the car.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.