Angry far-right politicians attack Ukraine TV chief and force him to write his own resignation letter

This is the shocking moment a TV chief in Ukraine was assaulted and forced to sign a resignation letter by far-right politicians who broke into his office.

A chaotic video shows Oleksandr Panteleymonov, who led the Ukrainian state TV company, being shouted at and beaten over the head until he gives into the attackers' demands and writes the letter.

The men from the Svoboda party were angered after a ceremony was broadcast from the Kremlin on Tuesday March 18,2014 showing Vladimir Putin signing a bill to make Ukraine's Crimea region part of Russia.

The men also accused Oleksandr Panteleymonov of broadcasting pro-Russian images during the stand-off in Ukraine - and called him ‘Moscow trash’, which is a derogatory term for Russians. 

They yelled to Oleksandr Panteleymonov: ‘Sit down. Write your resignation, quickly now, you animal.’

Svoboda MP Igor Miroshnichenko was involved in the attack, and said afterwards that he was happy to be investigated - even though he believed he was innocent