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Man Charged After Slamming Afghan Toddler at Moscow Airport
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, JUN 25 – Vladimir Vitkov faces attempted murder charges after slamming an 18-month-old Afghan child to the ground at Moscow airport; hate crimes in Russia have nearly doubled recently, officials say.
- On June 24, 2025, 31-year-old Belarusian Vladimir Vitkov violently slammed an 18-month-old Afghan child to the floor at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport.
- Authorities detained Vitkov shortly after the incident and are examining if his unprovoked attack was driven by mental health issues or racial bias.
- Surveillance footage shows Vitkov calmly checking for witnesses, wearing sunglasses, standing defiantly before grabbing and violently dropping the child, who was playing nearby with a suitcase.
- Vitkov confessed to attempted murder and was found to have cannabis in his system, with investigators also discovering additional substances on him.
- The toddler is currently in a drug-induced coma following skull and spinal injuries, while authorities have charged Vitkov with attempted murder amid increasing concerns over the rise in hate crimes against migrants.
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