Simon Ostrovsky (Russian: Симо́н Остро́вский; 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. He is also a recipient of the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award.
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2 February 1981 (age 44) Moscow, Russia
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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