Horrifying moment thugs punch a man clinging to railings seconds before they push him to his death in a river 'to make a funny social media video' in Ukraine

This is the horrifying moment thugs punched a man clinging to railings before they pushed him to his death in a river below 'to make a funny social media video'.

Sickening images show the 48-year-old man as he desperately clings to restaurant railings above the Dnipro River in Ukraine.

Moments later he was allegedly pushed by the pair from a height of 12ft into the water where he died, unable to swim to safety.

The 48-year-old man clings to the railings at Poplavok restaurant above the Dnipro River in Ukraine. He looks down (right) before he is pushed into the river by the men in their 20s

The National Police in Ukraine angrily hit out at the appalling phenomenon of making cruel videos to get web clicks.

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Police released this picture of the two suspects as part of a murder investigation

Deputy chairman of the country's police force Vyacheslav Abroskin posted: 'Dnipro police have located and detained two b*******, born in 1993 and 1996, who pushed a stranger into the river for the sake of filming a video with a mobile phone.'

He added: 'The man was killed.'

The pair allegedly wanted to make 'funny' footage involving their helpless victim to post on social media.

The video was made at Poplavok restaurant in Dnipro city which is built over the river.

Media showed a search operation which led to the man's body being pulled from the murky water.

The two men - pictured but not named - were detained as part of a murder investigation.

The man was beaten before being pushed off the bridge, it is alleged.

And witnesses said there had been an argument before the shocking incident unfolded.

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The eldest of the two offenders is interrogated by police by the railings where the man was pushed to his death

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The other blogger is escorted away in handcuffs by the National Police Of Ukraine after the sickening incident