“The unknown attacked with a knife on the executive producer of public broadcasting Yuri Makarov – the journalist is in the hospital. Source: Chairman of the Board of JSC “National Public TV and Radio Company of Ukraine” Mykola Chernotytsky on Facebook, Police of Kiev Direct Language of Chernotitsky: “Yesterday (April 16 – Ed.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Head of the Board of JSC “National Public TV and Radio Company of Ukraine” Mykola Chernotytsky on Facebook, Police of Kiev
The direct language of Chernotytsky: “Yesterday (April 16 – ed.) In the evening, an unknown attacked Yuri Makarov, executive producer of public broadcasting and a famous journalist, and inflicted him a knife wound. Yuri Makarov was hospitalized in a serious condition.”
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Details: The chairman of the board of “Public” emphasized that as of now there is no threat to the life of Makarov.
“Police are conducting investigative actions. On behalf of the public broadcaster, I call on the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine to take investigations under personal control,” Chernotytsky summed up.
Police reported that the event happened in Solomenskiy district near one of the residential complexes.
“According to preliminary data, the attacker suddenly hit the passer-by and escaped from the scene. The victim was a 69-year-old Kiev, an employee of one of the national media institutions. He was hospitalized,” the police said.
Law enforcement officers began criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Art. 121 (deliberate grievous bodily harm) of the Criminal Code. The attacker is wanted.