Dmitry Krasnoukhov

Affiliated media: REGNUM news agency, Journalist

Incident date: March 5, 2021

Attack type:

Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Russia, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Yekaterinburg

Additional information:

In Yekaterinburg, unknown persons tried to kidnap Dmitry Krasnoukhov, a journalist of the Ural edition of REGNUM news agency, from the Vilka-Lozhka cafe. Two men approached the journalist from behind and tried to force him out of the premises. The third person was at some distance from the attackers. They tried to frighten Dmitry, stating that he was allegedly a «drug dealer», and threatened him with beating. During that, he was told: «You had it coming. Get in the car». A scuffle ensued, the cafe employees came running to the noise, and the unknown people hurriedly left the building.