An unidentified assailant stabbed Yurii Makarov, journalist and executive producer of Ukraine's public broadcaster Suspilne, in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district on April 16. The victim was hospitalized in serious condition.
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Yurii Makarov is currently hospitalized and is in a serious condition. His life is not in danger.
The attack occurred in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, near a residential complex.
The victim was a 69-year-old resident of Kyiv, an employee of a national media outlet.
Police are establishing the identity of the attacker and their motive.
The agent was a 47-year-old Russian citizen working as a sound engineer at a radio station, recruited by FSB in late 2024
He was preparing terrorist attacks by photographing military vehicles near defense buildings in central Kyiv
He communicated with FSB supervisors via messenger and planned to plant IEDs in vehicles
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