Vasily Vorona - Justice for Journalists

Vasily Vorona

Affiliated media: Sota Vision, Photo correspondent

Incident date: April 10, 2022

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Telegram channel SOTA

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Vasily Vorona, the photo correspondent of Sota, was attacked by two passers-by while interviewing Moscow citizens. The unknown assailants broke his glasses and damaged his nose, saying that he «seemed suspicious to them». The police detained both attackers and took them, along with Vorona, to the police station.

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