Ilya Shevchenko

Affiliated media: StopCor , Journalist

Incident date: January 28, 2022

Attack type:

• Abduction, taking captive / hostage, illegal deprivation of liberty

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Institute of Mass Information

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

The camera crew arrived at a venue in the capital city of Kyiv for an editorial assignment. There was a lavish celebration taking place, probably to mark the birthday of the president of the National Medical Academy. The guests at the party turned out to be aggressive. They blocked Ilya Shevchenko in the hall and then took away his phone and smashed it. Expensive professional equipment, a camera and a microphone were also damaged.