Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said he is “deeply disturbed” following the killing of an Irish citizen in Ukraine.
Mr Martin said he was “deeply disturbed and saddened by the killing of Irish citizen and journalist Pierre Zakrzewski.
He added: “My thoughts are with their families, friends and fellow journalists.
“We condemn this indiscriminate and immoral war by Russia on Ukraine.”
It’s understood Mr Zakrzewski worked as a cameraman for Fox News.
It’s believed the vehicle he was in came under fire outside of Kyiv, according to Fox News.
Mr Zakrzewski was a veteran war reporter who had been reporting in Ukraine since February.
The 55 year-old is understood to have been traveling in the same vehicle as the Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall, who was also injured in the attack.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs has formally confirmed the death of an Irish citizen in the war in Ukraine.
She said: “The Department of Foreign Affairs is aware of the tragic death of an Irish citizen in Ukraine.
“Consular officials are in touch with the family and providing consular assistance.”
Speaking about the death of the journalist, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said: "Our deepest sympathies go to the family of Pierre Zakrzewski, particularly his family back in Dublin. He was reared for 30 years in Dublin. It's an appalling killing, illustrating again the indiscriminate and barbaric nature of the Russian attack on the citizens of Ukraine, and also things with a very sharp focus the enormous risks that journalists are taking, in terms of shining a light on this barbaric war.
"Without journalists and without cameramen, and without their bravery, we would not know what we now know in terms of how this war is being waged on people. It's a very, very sad day for his family for Fox News."
He added: "To me the nature of this war continues to shock, but our thoughts and prayers are with the family and our Department of Foreign Affairs or providing consular assistance to the family at this moment."
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