Loose Women reporter in Ukraine forced to leave interview as air-raid sirens go off

ok.co.uk:

A Ukrainian reporter on Loose Women was forced to cut her interview on-air short today after air-raid sirens began going off.

Marichka Padalko – who is a TV journalist for one of Ukraine’s biggest channels – called in to speak to Ruth Langsford, Frankie Bridge, Janet Street Porter and Kéllé Bryan about her decision to stay in Ukraine to report on the ongoing conflict when things were forced to come to an abrupt end.

As she was speaking on-air, Marichka’s colleagues began running around frantically in the background and the journalist announced that she was going to have to leave to cover for her colleagues due to an airstrike being announced. "What we're hearing now in the studio is that airstrikes have been announced in the studio that's having a live broadcast now, so I'm going to have get ready to fill in.

Unfortunately, I have to say goodbye and maybe join you on another occasion." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Viewers expressed their shock and heartbreak at the situation on social media and praised Marichka for her bravery.