FNC's Hall Gets Candid on Anniversary of Deadly Ukraine Bombing

 

Benjamin Hall

Fox News War correspondent Benjamin Hall took a moment on Tuesday to reflect on the Russian attack that nearly killed him last year, saying that the first anniversary has been more difficult than anticipated — but that "life goes on," reports People.

"I'll be very honest, today was harder this morning than I thought it would be," Hall said in a Tuesday morning appearance on Fox News' program America's Newsroom. "And I had to wake myself up this morning and I had realize what day it was, and what I learned all year is you address it — you realize the hurt that has happened and you find that strength to put it to one side and move on."

He continued: "I have been talking all week about how you do that, about what you can do, and this morning I told myself this is one of those moments when you have to do it — you have to find that extra piece of strength you have to walk out that door and make the most of that day. And so I did it this morning."

On March 14, 2022, Hall — along with Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski, 55, and local journalist Sasha Kuvshynova, 24 — were traveling in Ukraine when their vehicle was hit by three Russian projectiles. Only Hall survived the blasts.

In his new memoir, Saved: A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home — out Tuesday — the journalist recounts his harrowing road to recovery—one that included 30 surgeries after he lost a leg on one side and a foot on the other, and lost function of both a hand and an eye.

"Every day is difficult," Hall said. "And every day, I wake up and there's still that slight moment where you realize you can't jump out of bed anymore — your legs aren't there. And that I have to go through every single day."

Hall added that there are "still injuries to be dressed, there are still a whole lot of procedures to do in the morning. That is part of the day now."