Yuriy Makarov was stabbed in Kyiv: the journalist hospitalized in serious condition.

On the evening of April 16, an unknown assailant attacked journalist and executive producer of 'Public Broadcasting' Yuriy Makarov and inflicted a stab wound. Yuriy Makarov was hospitalized in serious condition. His life is no longer in danger. A criminal proceeding has been initiated under the article 'Grievous bodily harm' (part 1 of article 121). The police are conducting investigative actions.

We urge the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine to take personal control of the investigation

Let us remind you that earlier the police detained a 43-year-old man suspected of inflicting serious stab wounds on a soldier. Near the entrance of one of the houses in the Obolon district, the repeatedly convicted assailant struck a soldier in the chest and fled, but was detained the next day.

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Despite freedom of speech and journalists' independence, such attacks on media representatives in Ukraine are becoming increasingly common. This is confirmed by the fact that this time the victim was not just a journalist, but also the executive producer of the channel. The police must take all possible measures to find the criminals and bring them to justice. An attack on a journalist is an attack on freedom of speech and democracy.