In the midst of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24 after a surprise television announcement by President Vladimir Putin, images of what is experienced in the midst of war tension have been released. Families trying to seek refuge in the metro systems of major cities, long lines of cars trying to evacuate and the missiles that fall in various parts of the country in Eastern Europe.
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This has been shown above all through social networks: citizens in the affected places and media clips. One of the videos that has been shared frequently in recent hours is that of journalist Philip Crowther, affiliated with the ‘Associated Press (AP)’ agency and White House correspondent for ‘France 24’.
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The 41-year-old man posted a video on his Twitter account showing how he reports from Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, to various media outlets around the world. “Coverage in six languages. In this order: English, Luxembourgish, Spanish, Portuguese, French and German”wrote in the message.
The trill went viral. Accumulate more than 190,000 ‘likes’ and more than 51,000 ‘retweets’. The same clip on his Instagram account has been viewed more than 250,000 times, commented on by more than 1,000 users and liked by more than 19,500 people.
It is known that the communicator was born in Luxembourg. During school he learned French, German, English and Luxembourgish. In his adolescence he learned Spanish because of his love of soccer. After graduating, he lived in Barcelona, where he was educated in Catalan. Later, while studying at King’s College London, he chose to learn Portuguese.
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In his career, he recorded sports coverage for the Uruguayan newspaper ‘El País’, reports for the international channel ‘France 24’ and last-minute reporting from various countries around the world. In 2021, she went viral when she shared a video in which she was in the middle of a shooting at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis (United States).
The polyglot journalist has been praised by users and colleagues on social networks. Even on ‘The Tonight Show’ with Jimmy Fallon and ‘The Late Show’ with Stephen Colbert he was recognized. Last year he won the Professional Excellence Award from the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents.
In the last hours, Crowther confirmed that he left Kiev.
TIME
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