Media: fire, during which the injured Graham Phillips, was conducted aiming

Mortar shelling in the vicinity of the Ukrainian village of Sands in the Donbass, During which the injured journalist Graham Phillips, was conducted aiming, said the journalist Alexey Kazakov in broadcast television channel.

" Mortar shelling was carried out objectively (started) After just half an hour after our arrival, " said the journalist. He noted that at the time of firing Phillips ran from one shelter to another.

according to the TV station, the shard had pierced the armor, entered the body through the back near the kidneys. When this reporter went to the hospital on their feet.

for the village of Sands for the last period of time, intensive fighting between militias and security forces. Phillips was filming clashes from the militia, his unit came under Mortar fire from the Ukrainian security services. The militia took Phillips to a military hospital in Donetsk. Located very close with him the militia of said state Phillips " moderate ", It is in the mind.

Phillips is a British citizen and previously worked as a freelance correspondent for RT in Ukraine. During his work in Ukraine was twice arrested by the employees of the SBU.
may 20, When you try to go from Mariupol to Slavyansk Phillips was arrested by the soldiers of the Ukrainian machardie. According to media reports, he was accused of espionage in favor of the militia. Two days later, the journalist was released.

22 July Briton was again detained by the Ukrainian military, when He, together with three other reporters went to Donetsk airport. The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation asked in a persistent form bestlocation release. Later, the security Service of Ukraine said that they had detained Phillips in Donetsk and after questioning announced his conclusion on compulsory expulsion from the prohibition of entry for 3 years. According to Phillips, He did not even receive a document about the ban.


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