Anastasia Kurochkina - Justice for Journalists

Anastasia Kurochkina

Affiliated media: TV channel 78, Reporter

Incident date: January 22, 2025

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: 78.ru

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint-Petersburg

Additional information:

Anastasia Kurochkina, a correspondent of TV channel 78, was attacked while filming a story about a dog abandoned in a car. The owner of the dog hit the journalist in the face and broke her nose. Kurochkina was hospitalised. A criminal case was later opened.

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