Fyodor Khudokormov

Affiliated media: YouTube channel "Real View", Journalist

Incident date: February 2, 2021

Attack type:

Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The journalist Fyodor Khudokormov hosted a live broadcast, filmed how the security forces officers beat people. At this time, riot policemen attacked him. He managed to say that he was a journalist and showed his press card, but the riot policeman hit him twice on the head.

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