The Washington Post Ukraine Respondent Lizzie Johnson, Announces Being Laid Off Work While On Duty, Expresses Sadness.

“I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I’m devastated:” The Ukraine respondent posted the message in response to one of her old posts, where she opened up about the difficulties she faces while working.

Sharing a photo of herself working inside a car, she wrote in a January post, “Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues.

“Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp. Despite how difficult this job can be, I am proud to be a foreign correspondent at The Washington Post” she wrote