WATCH: Russian TV reporter punched in the face live on air
Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Jaw-dropping moment a passer-by PUNCHES a reporter during a live TV broadcast in Russia Nikita Razvozzhayev had just started his piece to camera in Gorky Park, Moscow He was praising Paratroopers as heroes in his report in front of some fountains Almost immediately, a seemingly drunk man appears clenching his fist appears When the reporter asks him to be quiet, the attacker reponds by punching him A Russian reporter working for a pro-Kremlin TV channel was attacked live on air as he broadcast on the annual Paratroopers Day celebrations. Nikita Razvozzhayev had just started his piece to camera today at Gorky Park in Moscow where the commemoration was taking place in front of some fountains. Almost immediately, a seemingly drunk man appears clenching his fist and starts swearing. When the NTV journalist asks him to be quiet, the man punches him hard in the jaw and sends him staggering sideways. After punching the reporter, seemingly for being told to quieten down, he says: 'Who are you to talk to me in that way.' The cameraman picks up the aftermath of the reporter staggering around holding the side of his face while his attacker follows him, continuing to shout and swear. He says: 'If you are going to talk to me like that I will f***ing beat you.' As people watch on in horror in the background, the coverage cuts to a shocked-looking anchor. ... Russian Journalist Gets Punched on Live tv Russian reporter channel is punched in face live on air Russian correspondent punched in face during live report A Drunk Dude Interrupted A Russian ‘Paratrooper Day’ Broadcast And It Went Exactly As You Expected An NTV reporter gets hit by a possible drunken VDV officer live on TV. TV Reporter Gets Punched in the Face by a Drunk in Moscow Russian reporter channel is punched in face live on air Russian correspondent punched in face during live report Russian presenter punched live on air by 'drunk paratrooper' TV reporter punched live on air at Russia's Paratroopers' Day celebrations Russian reporter punched on TV
A man walked up to a journalist broadcasting live from a Moscow park on a popular Russian television channel and punched him in the face.
The journalist was reporting on Wednesday for the NTV channel from the park, which was filled with former paratroopers lazing in the sun as Russia celebrated the annual Airborne Troops Day. He was approached by a burly, bearded man in a tee-shirt and shorts, spewing curses at him.
The journalist, Nikita Razvozzhayev, asked the man to keep away.
The man then delivered a right hook to the journalist's face and walked off. The network cut the broadcast.
The attacker, who Russian media said was drunk, was arrested shortly afterwards. Police described him as a known soccer hooligan.
Angry social media users blamed the incident on paratroopers, labelled in Russia as a rowdy bunch who drink in public places, bath in fountains and harass passers-by.
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