Affiliated media: Ukrainska Pravda, Driver
Incident date: February 13, 2022
Attack type:
- Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture
Who attacked: Non-authorities
Source: Committee to Protect Journalists
Location: Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Dnipro
Additional information:
The camera crew of Ukrainska Pravda was attacked near the VIP terminal of the Dnipro airport by the armed guards of businessman Oleksander Petrovsky. Threatening the camera crew with a knife, they took away the cameraman's phone and demanded the password from the phone to delete the video. The camera crew also included the driver, who tried to help the cameraman and was also attacked by the guards. The cameraman was forced to give the password given the threat to his life. All the footage was deleted.