Oksana Shved

Affiliated media: Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine, Journalist

Incident date: May 11, 2023

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine

Location: Ukraine, Cherkasy Oblast, Shpola

Additional information:

Journalists arrived at a local church to cover the vote by parafians to transfer from the Russian Orthodox Church to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. However, the ROC supporters were aggressive and obstructed the journalists' work, including covering the camera lens with their hands. The police opened a criminal case for obstructing the work of journalists.