Born in Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine),[2] Protsyuk was based and lived in Warsaw (Poland) since 1999[2] and worked as a cameraman for Reuters since 1993.[3] During his career he covered the conflicts in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Chechnya, Kosovo and made news reports about Poland. Protsyuk was in line to gain Polish citizenship.[2] Protsyuk is survived by his wife and an eight-year-old son,[4] the family had moved from Kyiv to Warsaw in 1999.[2]
Death
Protsyuk died on April 8, 2003 (April 8, 2003 journalist deaths by U.S. fire). Protsyuk was filming from a balcony of the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad, where most of the foreign journalists were staying, when a shell fired by a U.S. M1 Abramstank killed him and José Couso, a cameraman for the Spanish television station Telecinco. The U.S. soldier commanding the tank was Sgt. Shawn Gibson of the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division. On the same day, a total of three locations in Baghdad housing journalists were fired upon by U.S. armed forces, killing three journalists and wounding four.
There were conflicting reports about the nature of the shelling that killed Protsyuk. In the immediate aftermath of the incident, U.S. military officials claimed one of their tanks had fired on the hotel in response to incoming sniper and rocket fire. However, journalists in the hotel at the time of the shelling, claimed to have heard no fire coming from the hotel. Moreover, the accidental nature of the incident was subject to further questioning when a former military intelligence official revealed in 2008 that the Palestine Hotel had been listed as a military target prior to the 2003 incident.[5]
Remembrance
Hundreds, including politicians and public figures, attended his funeral in Kyiv on April 13,[4] and the Ukrainian parliament observed a minute of silence in his memory.[2]
taras, protsyuk, ukrainian, Тарас, Процюк, january, 1968, april, 2003, ukrainian, cameraman, working, reuters, killed, during, 2003, invasion, iraq, Тарас, Процюкbornjanuary, 1968ivano, frankivsk, ukrainian, ssrdiedapril, 2003, 2003, aged, baghdad, iraqoccupat. Taras Protsyuk Ukrainian Taras Procyuk January 16 1968 1 April 8 2003 was a Ukrainian TV cameraman working for Reuters who was killed during the 2003 U S led invasion of Iraq Taras ProtsyukTaras ProcyukBornJanuary 16 1968Ivano Frankivsk Ukrainian SSRDiedApril 8 2003 2003 04 08 aged 35 Baghdad IraqOccupationTV cameraman Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Death 2 Remembrance 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditBorn in Ivano Frankivsk Ukraine 2 Protsyuk was based and lived in Warsaw Poland since 1999 2 and worked as a cameraman for Reuters since 1993 3 During his career he covered the conflicts in Afghanistan Bosnia Chechnya Kosovo and made news reports about Poland Protsyuk was in line to gain Polish citizenship 2 Protsyuk is survived by his wife and an eight year old son 4 the family had moved from Kyiv to Warsaw in 1999 2 Death Edit Protsyuk died on April 8 2003 April 8 2003 journalist deaths by U S fire Protsyuk was filming from a balcony of the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad where most of the foreign journalists were staying when a shell fired by a U S M1 Abrams tank killed him and Jose Couso a cameraman for the Spanish television station Telecinco The U S soldier commanding the tank was Sgt Shawn Gibson of the U S 3rd Infantry Division On the same day a total of three locations in Baghdad housing journalists were fired upon by U S armed forces killing three journalists and wounding four There were conflicting reports about the nature of the shelling that killed Protsyuk In the immediate aftermath of the incident U S military officials claimed one of their tanks had fired on the hotel in response to incoming sniper and rocket fire However journalists in the hotel at the time of the shelling claimed to have heard no fire coming from the hotel Moreover the accidental nature of the incident was subject to further questioning when a former military intelligence official revealed in 2008 that the Palestine Hotel had been listed as a military target prior to the 2003 incident 5 Remembrance EditHundreds including politicians and public figures attended his funeral in Kyiv on April 13 4 and the Ukrainian parliament observed a minute of silence in his memory 2 On April 8 the United States Embassy in Kyiv is annually picketed in his memory 3 6 References Edit in Ukrainian Rally silence permanent dead link Kievskie Vedomosti 9 April 2004 a b c d e TARAS PROTSYUK REPORTER IN A FLOATING WORLD Archived 2009 01 06 at the Wayback Machine by Inessa Kim ArtUkraine com 17 April 2003 a b Ukraine disappointed with U S over refusal to pay compensation Kyiv Post 22 April 2004 a b Taras Protsyuk 35 The Guardian 2 June 2003 DEMOCRACY NOW EXCLUSIVE Fmr Military Intelligence Sgt Reveals US Listed Palestine Hotel in Baghdad as Target Prior to Killing of Two Journalists in 2003 Democracy Now 2019 06 25 Archived from the original on 2019 06 25 Retrieved 2019 07 11 Events by themes Picketing of the United States Embassy in Kyiv UNIAN photo service 8 April 2009 External links Edit Biography portalAccount of events on day Protsyuk was killed Taras Protsyuk captured some of this region s worst moments Spanish court absolves U S of criminal responsibility in Protsyuk s death IFEX Five year anniversary photo memorial from Reuters Taras Protsyuk at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Taras Protsyuk amp oldid 1114951874, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
