Russian forces open fire on Portuguese journalists in Mykolaiv region

Russian invaders have opened fire on a film crew of the Portuguese public broadcaster RTP in the Mykolaiv region.

The National Union of Journalists of Ukraine said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports.

"The film crew led by experienced Portuguese military correspondent Antonio Mateus came under fire in the village of Lymany," the NUJU said.

"They ran away and filmed," the NUJU said, citing journalist Andriy Kovalenko from the Academy of Ukrainian Press, who currently works with the RTP team.

Earlier reports said that Ukrainian law enforcement officers had opened 46 cases over crimes committed by the Russian military against journalists in Ukraine.

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