Majda Slamova

Affiliated media: Voxpot, Journalist

Incident date: March 3, 2022

Attack type:

• Attempted murder

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Platform to promote the protection of journalism and safety of journalists

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Makarov

Additional information:

On 2 March 2022, journalists from the Czech news outlet Voxpot, Majda Slamova and Vojtěch Boháč, came under fire by Russian forces in the city of Makarov near Kyiv. The journalists reported that they are alive, but as they were escaping, Russian forces kept deliberately targeting their car, even though it was marked “PRESS”. Shots from AK-74 can still be seen on the car’s door.