Broadcaster Clive Myrie has said that you see the ‘very best of human nature and the very worst of human nature in a conflict situation’.
The BBC journalist was recently interrupted by an air-raid siren during a live broadcast from the capital of Ukraine while reporting on the Russian invasion.
Myrie and chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet had to put on flak jackets after their report from a rooftop in Kyiv was disrupted by the alert, a scene which viewers described as ‘chilling’.
He also received support on Twitter after members of the BBC News at 10 audience thought they saw him shed a tear while presenting on the Ukraine crisis from its capital.
The broadcaster and Mastermind host opened up to The Big Issue about his experiences reporting from war zones over the years.
He explained: ‘There is an adrenaline rush in being a journalist on the frontline, something that makes you want to go back for more, although for me I don’t think it’s the sense that I’m potentially in danger – it’s just about telling stories from incredible places.