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CBS News: Russian correspondent punched in face during live report (VIDEO)

By CBS News.

Published Aug. 2, 2017 at 5:29 pm

A screengrab from Russia's NTV network shows one of its correspondents taking a punch to the face from an unidentified assailant, who appeared to be intoxicated, during a live broadcast from Moscow's Gorky Park, Aug. 2.

Photo by NTV

A Russian television correspondent was dealt a serious blow on August 2, in a literal sense, as he attempted to cover celebrations marking a national holiday in honor of Russia’s Airborne Troops.