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Yevgen Lysyy

Affiliated media: TV channel Kanal 7 , Journalist

Incident date: February 2, 2022

Attack type:

  • Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Usi Online

Location: Ukraine, Odesa Oblast, Odesa

Additional information:

Employees of the Municipal Guard of the Odesa City Council did not allow a reporter to see the first deputy mayor of Odesa, Mykhailo Kuchuk, who has a reception day for citizens every Wednesday. The official himself first said he was on sick leave. An hour later, he arrived but refused to talk to journalists.

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