Alexander Agafonov

Affiliated media: Ermak-media, Journalist

Incident date: April 1, 2021

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: MBK Media

Location: Russia, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Yekaterinburg

Additional information:

In Yekaterinburg, two unknown people attacked journalist Alexander Agafonov. According to him, the attack took place on April 1 at about 11 PM, when he was returning home. At the hospital, the journalist was diagnosed with a wound to the back of his head and a suspicion of a closed craniocerebral injury. The attackers also broke Agafonov's tooth. The journalist associates the attack with his work.