Affiliated media: TV channel Espreso.TV , Camera crew

Incident date: April 2, 2020

Attack type:

• Non-physical and/or cyber-attacks and threats

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: The National Union of Journalists of Ukraine

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kiev

Additional information:

An unknown man attacked the film crew of television channel Espreso.TV during preparation of a subject on keeping the quarantine in cafes and restaurants. Immediately after correspondent Ilya Yulash went on the air, the unidentified man ran up to the film crew, grabbed the camera, and threw it in the river. The journalist Dina Zelenskaya began to film these actions on her mobile telephone. The man ran up to the woman, knocked her on the ground, and seized her by her hair. Then he grabbed her telephone and threw that in the river as well. After this, the assailant vanished.