BOLTON born journalist Clive Myrie has won praise for his frontline coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Today marks a week since Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of the country, with air strikes and land troops.

Clive, a former Hayward Grammar School pupil, has been reporting around the clock, winning admiration from BBC viewers.

Clive and his colleague had to swiftly put on flak jackets after they were interrupted by an air raid siren during a live broadcast from a rooftop opposite St Michael’s Cathedral.

He later said: “You’ve got to be aware that you are in the middle of a warzone, a live warzone, and anything could happen.

“None of us are stupid enough to stay out there reporting while bullets are raining down, that would be madness and frankly no story is worth that, but the advice was we could still keep broadcasting as long as we took the minimal protection of putting on safety gear.

“So that’s what we did and it meant we could continue telling the story, getting that across to our viewers so that they understand what is going on.”

Clive  has been giving people a glimpse into reporting from Ukraine on Twitter, including the underground bunker he has been staying in with his BBC colleagues, in the war zone to bring the latest updates.

Clive's commitment and dedication has won praise from his followers, who have described him as brave.

Earlier this week he shared footage of an explosion which rocked his base.

He posted: "Now back in the underground shelter in Kyiv, our position shaken by nearby missile fire. Windows shook. Closest blast yet to our base.Fighting coming closer to heart of #kyiv"

This prompted his followers urging him to stay safe.

Roy Bailey posted: "Great journalism, Clive. Please stay safe."

And another wrote: "Thank you Clive for all your brave reporting."

In another tweet, Clive gave an insight into living in a bunker to bring us the latest news from the war torn state.

He penned: “The bloke sleeping next to me in this underground bunker is seriously snoring.

“But that’s ok! #kyiv #UkraineRussiaWar”

Clive also attended Bolton Sixth Form College.

The journalist graduated from the University of Sussex in 1985 and joined the BBC two years later.

He has been a foreign correspondent since 1996 and has worked across 80 countries.

Mr Myrie has worked on stories including wars in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq and the impeachment of US President Bill Clinton.

In an interview with The Bolton News, when he was appointed quiz master for Mastermind, Clive spoke fondly of his time growing up in Manchester Road opposite Burnden Park football ground as well as attending Hayward Grammar (now ESSA Academy).

“I thoroughly enjoyed my school days and growing up, playing on the back streets on my bike with my friends. It was classic terraced housing back-to-back and I absolutely loved it,” he said.