Russian journalists attacked, robbed at nationalist torchlight march in Kiev (VIDEO) — RT News.
Two Russian journalists have been attacked, beaten and robbed during a radical torchlight march in central Kiev. Thousands took to the streets in the Ukrainian capital for the birthday anniversary of radical nationalist WWII leader.
The rally was dedicated to Stepan Bandera, the figure which is officially banned in Russia as extremist.
A reporter and a cameraman of LifeNews media outlet were attacked during the march.
“Unknown people pushed the journalist, she fell and hit her head. Her phone was also stolen,” the statement by LifeNews said.
The people took the TV camera, and broke it, too, the statement added.
The incident happened right after the reporter went on air. Before that, the participants of the rally hadn’t shown any interest in the crew, reporter Zhanna Karpenko stressed.
The attack took place in front of Kiev police, but the law enforcement didn’t interfere, she added.
