Journalist Ruslan Kotzabu was beaten in Kiev during the preparation of a TV program timed to half a year of visa-free travel. The journalist himself told about this. "I interviewed people on the street about what they were given for six months without a visa. I had a microphone in my hands, a badge on my jacket. That is, he was engaged in journalistic activities. And when I talked to the girl, this citizen approached us and began to accuse me of being a Russian spy, an agent of the Kremlin and so on. I also accused the pro-Russian activity of the channel on which I work, "said Kotsaba. After a short exchange of causticism, as seen in the video, Kotsabu was suddenly struck in the face. Between them a scuffle ensued, which ended after the passers-by began to pay attention to this. "The attacker and two other people who were with him, just fled to the subway," - said the journalist. After this incident, Kotsaba appealed to the police regarding the obstruction of professional journalistic activities (art.. 171, Criminal Code of Ukraine) and hooliganism. Data on the offense were recorded in the Single Journal of Misdemeanors, an investigation is being conducted. Earlier it was reported that in the center of Kiev, a member of the Right Sector, Aleksey Byk, struck a journalist Ruslan Kotzabu during filming.

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