Ivan Zakharenko

Affiliated media: Die Welt TV channel, Fixer

Incident date: October 27, 2025

Attack type:

• Attempted murder

Who attacked: от военных

Source: National Union of Journalists of Ukraine

Location: Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Additional information:

While performing a journalistic assignment in the Dnipropetrovsk oblast, Ukrainian fixer Ivan Zakharenko, who worked with the German journalistic group of the WELT TV channel, was injured. The incident occurred while filming the work of the mobile air defense unit of the 42nd Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Cameraman Viktor Lysenko and correspondent Ibrahim Naber sustained minor injuries, while producer Ivan Zakharenko underwent surgery in the hospital.