Vadim Mirza

Affiliated media: Channel 7, Cameraman

Incident date: December 19, 2021

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: National Union of Journalists of Ukraine

Location: Ukraine, Odesa Oblast, Odesa

Additional information:

While covering the events at the scene of the accident, the film crew of the local TV channel Channel 7 was attacked. The owner of the damaged car and his acquaintance tried to obstruct the professional activities of the journalists in every way. First, they aggressively attacked the cameraman, preventing him from filming the incident. Then, the woman snatched the cell phone from the reporter's hands, tried to delete the video, and then threw it on the ground.