Solomiia Vitvitska - attack 16.05.2025

On May 16, 2025, during the evening broadcast of TSN as part of the United News telethon, TV presenter Solomiia Vitvitska became the target of a massive online attack on the 1+1 YouTube channel.

The broadcast covered topics such as: “Istanbul without Putin and Trump,” “Occupiers strike residential buildings in Pokrovsk,” “FPV drone attacks on Bilenke, Zaporizhzhia,” “Ukraine receives the remains of 909 fallen defenders,” “Vyshyvanka is the national Ukrainian shirt,” “Details of the negotiations in Turkey,” and others. Under the broadcast of the episode on the TSN YouTube channel, many viewers began posting degrading and sexualized comments aimed not at the content of the news or the presenter’s professionalism, but at her appearance.

“When Solomiia speaks, I only look at her chest — all my thoughts are there,” a user wrote. Another added: “Dear producers, change your presenter’s outfit. First of all, why that dress if she has no figure? And second, her nipples are showing, get her a different bra,” or “You look beautiful this way too, Solomiia…” The comments contained sexualized expressions, public body shaming, and offensive nicknames such as “Masturbitska”— a distortion of the journalist’s surname with sexual undertones.

There were also disparaging jokes like “I guess, she has the Mariana Trench down there” and ageist remarks like: “The marathoners have only old-lady presenters.”

This incident is a clear example of a mob-style harassment effect, where several anonymous users pile on comments, amplifying the aggression.