Serhiy Volovyk, a former employee of a Kharkiv territorial enlistment office who was convicted of beating a history teacher on 7 October, knocked the phone out of the hands of Suspilne Kharkiv correspondent Dmytro Hrebinnyk, Suspilne Kharkiv reports.
This happened when the journalist asked Volovyk to comment on the court ruling after the trial. The incident was recorded on video.
The phone was not damaged by the impact. Having swung at the phone, Volovyk did not stop and continued walking.
On 7 October, the Saltivskyi District Court of Kharkiv city passed a ruling in the case about the beating of a history teacher by an enlistment office employee in May 2025. The court found former enlistment office employee Serhiy Volovyk guilty of hooliganism and sentenced him to three years in prison.