The assault on prominent Russian journalist and blogger Oleg Kashin on November 6 by unidentified people near his apartment in Moscow occurred when he was reporting on youth political movements and protests, as well as a controversial proposal to build a highway through the Khimki forest outside Moscow.
Нападение на знаменитого российского журналиста и блогера Олега Кашина было совершено после публикации серии статей о молодежных движениях и протестах против проекта строительства шоссе через Химкинский лес.