The smell of a body that has been left to rot is one that you never forget. It is foul and cloying and horrifically sweet; one of those scents that seems sticky, to cling to your nose and your clothes so that you catch wisps of it long after you have left the dead behind. In Bucha, Ukraine, reporters who entered the city when the Russians left spoke of the smell, a tiny detail that hinted at the truth of what had happened there: in cold conditions, the smell would...
- 4/12/2022
- by Jack Crosbie
- Rollingstone.com
HBO has decided to indulge in “Vice” for a little while longer. The premium cable outlet has renewed its news magazine series “Vice” for a third and fourth season, which will premiere in 2015 and 2016. See video: Vice Reporter Simon Ostrovsky Vows to Return to Ukraine After Brutal Kidnapping The series, which has so far tackled issues such as the the environmental destruction in Greenland triggered by climate change and rampant U.S. military waste and corruption in Afghanistan, began its second season March 14. “The success of ‘Vice’ on HBO proves that people are hungry to be engaged in world events.
- 5/7/2014
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Vice's Simon Ostrovsky is not backing down following his agonizing three-day imprisonment in Ukraine, telling “Today” host Savannah Guthrie he wants to go back. Ostrovsky was captured at a checkpoint by pro-Russian militants in Slaviansk and beaten. He told Guthrie on Monday that despite his excruciating detainment, he vowed to return to the Ukraine and again cover the conflict. “They blindfolded me, tied my hands behind my back, took me down into the cellar, threw me on the floor,” Ostrovsky explained. “Two or three guys, I think, were beating me. I realized they weren't trying to hit me in the face and.
- 4/28/2014
- by James Crugnale
- The Wrap
In his first TV interview since he was released after being held captive for three days in Ukraine, Vice journalist Simon Ostrovsky revealed what transpired while he was in the war-torn area. Ostrovsky was violently detained by militia at a checkpoint in the pro-Russian stronghold of Slaviansk. Story: Vice News Video Reporter Detained in Ukraine Has Been Freed Speaking on NBC's Today, Ostrovsky revealed that he and his cameraman had been filming with someone from the pro-Russian paramilitary, who showed them his Russian passport, which is something people have been looking into. When they got to their
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- 4/28/2014
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NBC’s Today Show has landed the first on-air interview with Vice News reporter Simon Ostrovsky since his release from a four-day detainment in Ukraine by pro-Russian forces. The American correspondent was held in the eastern Ukraine city of Slovyansk during his time in captivity. He’d been covering Russia’s invasion of Crimea in video dispatches for Vice since March. Ostrovsky will sit down with Today‘s Savannah Guthrie live Monday, April 28 with an additional interview airing that night on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.
- 4/27/2014
- by JEN YAMATO
- Deadline TV
An American journalist working for Vice News was freed after being detained by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. "Vice News is delighted to confirm that our colleague and friend Simon Ostrovsky has been safely released and is in good health," read a statement from the media outlet. "We would like to thank everyone for their support during this difficult time. Out of respect for Simon and his family's privacy, we have no further statement at this time." Simon Ostrovsky told French news agency Agence France-Presse that he was well, although he had been beaten after being seized
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- 4/24/2014
- by Nick Holdsworth
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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