Russian aggression – Wounded in Ukraine, the Geneva photographer tells his story

– Injured in Ukraine, the Geneva photographer shares his story

Back in Geneva, Guillaume Briquet recounts five weeks spent in a war zone, where he came close to death.

Posted today at 06:32

Meeting with Guillaume Briquet, photojournalist, who returns from Ukraine and testifies.

LAURENT GUIRAUD

The Geneva photographer Guillaume Briquet, who was the target of Russian fire on the roads of Ukraine while covering the conflict, is back in Switzerland. The war reporter returned three days ago, bringing back in his luggage dozens of pictures immortalizing the reality on the ground. Horror, of course, but also solidarity, courage and the strength of ties.

Born in 1964 and accustomed to war reporting (he notably covered Syria and Nagorno-Karabakh), the Genevan hesitated for a long time before going to cover the conflict in Ukraine. “Like many, I thought war was going to break out in the Donbass. I did not think that the conflict was going to open at the gates of Europe. He nevertheless contacts friends on the spot, so that they unearth him a car “not too expensive”.