Families of two journalists killed while working for Fox News in Ukraine have filed lawsuits against the network, claiming it failed to protect them during a dangerous assignment in 2022.

The suits center on the March 14, 2022, deaths of Oleksandra "Sasha" Kuvshynova, a 24-year-old Ukrainian producer and fixer, and Pierre Zakrzewski, a 55-year-old cameraman. Correspondent Benjamin Hall was seriously wounded in the same incident when their vehicle came under Russian fire near Horenka, outside Kyiv.

Kuvshynova's parents, Andriy Kuvshynov and Iryna Mamaysur, along with security adviser Shane Thomson, filed a lawsuit in New York state court alleging corporate negligence and other claims. Zakrzewski's widow, Michelle Ross-Stanton, filed a separate suit in London.

The allegations, detailed in recent reporting, claim that Hall directed the team into a restricted area despite repeated warnings from security personnel. Plaintiffs assert that Fox executives in New York pushed for dramatic war footage, and that safety protocols were inadequate compared to other networks.

Fox News has described the deaths as tragic and stated that journalist safety remains its top priority. The network has said it will defend against the claims, which it called inaccurate in earlier statements.

Court records show some defendants, including Rupert Murdoch and Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott, were dismissed from the New York case last year. The suits seek multimillion-dollar damages.

The reporting trip occurred amid the early days of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Hall, who survived with severe injuries including the loss of his right leg below the knee, later wrote a memoir about the experience.

Lawsuits in war zones present significant legal hurdles, including questions over applicable law and evidence from a conflict area thousands of miles away. The cases remain ongoing.