Terrifying footage shows British journalist in Ukraine shot and wounded in Russian ambush near Kyiv

A British journalist was shot and wounded by Russian forces in a violent ambush in Ukraine.

Sky News' chief correspondent, Stuart Ramsay, was with four colleagues returning to Kyiv when they were fired upon by Russian troops. They said they were lucky to escape with their lives.

Ramsay was shot in the lower back, fortunately on his body armour, while his camera operator, Richie Mockler, meanwhile, was also hit with two rounds to his body armour. They were later rescued by Ukrainian police.

The whole crew, including Sky News’ Dominque van Heerden and Martin Vowles and local producer Andrii Lytvynenko, are now safe, WalesOnline reports.

The news channel shared shocking footage of the incident on Friday evening, which showed the team under heavy fire, with glass smashing around them. It is thought that the attack was carried out by a saboteur Russian reconnaissance squad.

In a written account of the ambush, Mr Ramsay said his team had been heading for the town of Bucha, where they were intending to learn more about the destruction of a Russian convoy by the Ukrainian army the previous day. Despite their destination only being around 30 kilometres from the centre of Kyiv, Mr Ramsay said the trip took hours, with the crew held up by road closures and redirections.

It was suggested at the last Ukrainian checkpoint that they should not proceed any further, and the team decided to head back to the city centre, re-entering from a different direction to avoid what they now knew to be dangerous routes. After getting the go-ahead from a police officer to take a road to Kyiv, Mr Ramsay said they proceeded cautiously towards an intersection.

It was then that, “out of nowhere”, there was a “small explosion”. Mr Ramsay said a tyre