Ukraine - Investigative reporter in critical condition after being shot in head

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is shocked to learn that Oleksander Vlaschenko, an investigative reporter for the local newspaper Nashe Misto, was shot in the head by unidentified attackers while returning to his home in the southern city of Mykolayiv on the night of 16 October and is now in a critical condition in hospital with a bullet in his brain. “We voice our support for Vlaschenko, his family and colleagues and we welcome the fact that the attack's possible link to his work is now one of (...)

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