Oleksandr Motornyi - Justice for Journalists

Oleksandr Motornyi

Affiliated media: TV channel "1+1 Marathon", Journalist

Incident date: February 4, 2025

Attack type:

  • Attempted murder

Who attacked: от военных

Source: National Union of Journalists of Ukraine

Location: Ukraine, Kharkiv Oblast, Vovchansk

Additional information:

The TSN and 1+1 Marathon camera crew — journalist Oleksandr Motornyi and cameraman Pavlo Borysko — came under russian shelling, as a result of which the cameraman received multiple shrapnel wounds and a broken leg. The incident occurred on the morning of February 4 while filming a story about the work of Ukrainian UAV operators at positions near Vovchansk. Pavlo Borysko was filming the launch of the next drone and was next to a crew member. At that moment, they were attacked by an enemy drone. Fortunately, the wounded were quickly evacuated from the position.

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