Know all details about the viral video, which shows Belarusian citizen Vitkov throw a toddler to the ground, which sent the baby into a coma
At Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, a 31-year-old Belarusian man, Vladimir Vitkov, assaulted an 18-month-old Iranian refugee boy by violently slamming him to the floor. The child, who had just arrived with his pregnant mother, sustained critical skull and spinal injuries and is now in a coma. CCTV footage captured the unprovoked attack, and authorities are investigating the motive.
What is the religion, nationality and ethnicity of Vladimir Vitkov as video of him attacking toddler inside Moscow, Russia airport goes viral
On Wednesday, a tragic incident was reported at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport, where a 31-year-old man identified as Vladimir Vitkov, a Belarusian national, allegedly assaulted an 18-month-old Iranian child. The toddler, who had just arrived from Iran accompanied by his pregnant mother, reportedly sustained severe head and spinal injuries after being slammed to the ground. The child was said to be in a coma following the attack, which occurred while his mother was collecting a stroller.
A White Belarusian-Israeli Zionist Jew Vladimir Vitkov violently assaults 18mth Iranian toddler slamming him headfirst to the floor. But it’s Black/Brown people & Muslims & immigrants who are targeted as the problem. This Zionist deliberately goes to the child to cause harm.… pic.twitter.com/a3sUS6dlSm
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CCTV footage capturing the moment quickly circulated on social media, amplifying public outrage. Authorities confirmed that Vitkov was detained on the spot by Russian police. Toxicology tests later indicated the presence of cannabis and possibly other substances in his system. Investigators are also exploring the possibility of a racial motive behind the act, though no official conclusion had been drawn at the time of reporting.
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Law enforcement sources affirmed the child’s critical condition and confirmed Vitkov’s arrest. In the aftermath, unverified claims emerged online alleging that Vitkov was of Jewish heritage. These assertions appeared to originate from social media handles, including one known as @clashreport with social media users claiming that Vitkov was a Jew from Israel and was a Zionist.
However, Vladimir Vitkov is a 31-year-old Belarusian national and construction worker who is currently making international headlines after assaulting an 18 month old toddler at a Moscow airport. According to Russian authorities, Vitkov had just recently arrived in the country from Egypt and worked as a construction worker at a nuclear plant. He is believed to be married and has a daughter of the same age as the child he attacked.
Earlier, Vitkov who is a European from Belarus had been fired from a nuclear power plant construction job in Egypt after failing a spot check for drugs and alcohol, and was returning home to Belarus via Moscow and was not arriving from Israel. His religion isn’t confirmed either and although the surname Vitkov can belong to the Jewish community, he can be a Christian either which is more likely given the dominance of the religion’s geography in Russia and Belarus.
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name Vitkov is predominantly Orthodox (76%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
Just minutes earlier, the child had arrived in Russia after he and his mum fled the bombs raining down on Iran and Yazdan, aged 18 months, is now fighting for his life with serious skull fractures and spinal injuries. The child, his mother and Vladimir were all the on same flight with Vladimir admitting he attempted to murder the child.
The child’s brain was not damaged and he is now out of a medically-induced coma.
The boy’s mother is Hajizada Sahar and she is currently pregnant. Dr Tatyana Shapovalenko, chief doctor at the Roshal Children’s Centre, Moscow, said: “The child was admitted with a severe craniocerebral injury. He has an open fracture of the skull bones, a fracture of the base and vault of the skull, a subdural haematoma.”
She said he did not require neurosurgical treatment.
Reports said cannabis had been found in his possession and there were traces of the drug in his blood and he had drunk three bottles of whisky and obtained cannabis in Cairo before the incident.
According to The Mail, Vitkov flew into Moscow from Egypt and was quickly taken into custody after the incident. Authorities suspect he was under the influence of drugs at the time. A report by The Mirror, quoting one of his acquaintances, stated that Vitkov had recently lost his job at a nuclear power plant construction site in Egypt after failing a spot check for drugs and alcohol. He was on his way home with a layover in Moscow.