Liubov Velychko - Justice for Journalists

Liubov Velychko

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: June 3, 2025

Attack type:

  • Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Institute of Mass Information

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Brovary

Additional information:

Journalist Liubov Velychko said that former attorney Oleh Horetskyi attempted to disrupt her filming during a court hearing. The incident took place on June 3 in the courtroom of the Brovary District Court in Kyiv Oblast. According to Velychko, Horetskyi tried to forcibly take her mobile phone when she began recording.

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