Yevheniy Sakun - Justice for Journalists

Yevheniy Sakun

Affiliated media: TV channel LIVE, Cameraman

Incident date: March 1, 2022

Attack type:

  • Murder

Who attacked: от военных

Source: Platform to promote the protection of journalism and safety of journalists

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

On 1 March 2022, the Live TV cameraman Yevheniy Sakun was killed during a missile attack in Kyiv. The cameraman was identified by the National Police on the basis of to his union membership card. Later in the day, Live TV confirmed the information, and the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) expressed its condolences to the family.

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