Simon Ostrovsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Simon Ostrovsky

Soviet-born American journalist

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1981

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Profession: journalist, producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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Simon Ostrovsky (Russian: ????´? ?????´?????; born February 2, 1981) is a Soviet-born American documentary filmmaker and journalist.
He is known for his coverage of the 2014 crisis in Ukraine for VICE News and for Selfie Soldiers, a 2015 documentary in which he re-enacted a Russian soldier's social media posts to track him to Ukraine.
He was briefly held hostage by pro-Russia militants there in April 2014.
Ostrovsky won an Emmy Award in 2013 for his work with VICE and his series Russian Roulette was nominated for two Emmys.
Ostrovsky, who is a Special Correspondent for PBS NewsHour, is also a recipient of the Alfred I.
duPont–Columbia University Award.