Since the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the occupiers have killed more than 20 Ukrainian and foreign journalists. More than a hundred regional media outlets in the temporarily occupied territories were forced to shut down due to threats, the destruction of newsrooms, and the inability to work under temporary occupation ,
KYIV.UkraineGate , 3 , May , 2022 | War News .
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Russia launched a war against our state in 2014 and effectively destroyed freedom of speech in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories. Persecution of journalists, unjustified searches of newsrooms and private homes, abductions and torture turned these territories into “information ghettos.” On February 24, Ukraine marked a new stage of brutal repression against independent journalism in Ukraine, “the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on World Press Freedom Day.
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Also at the same time as military aggression, Russia is waging an information war. The list of crimes committed by the Russian Federation against the media in Ukraine includes the murder and abduction of journalists, the shelling and seizure of TV towers, and hacking attacks on information resource sites.
“In the occupied territories, Russia is launching broadcasts of its propaganda channels, which are used for even greater information expansion, justification of the Russian invasion and incitement to ethnic hatred,” the press service said.
The agency mentioned that Radio Svoboda journalist Vira Girich had recently become a victim of Russian armed aggression . Vera was killed in a house in the center of Kyiv, where a Russian missile hit. Russia committed this crime during the visit of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to Ukraine, which showed its true attitude to international institutions and the basic principles of international law.
Source: Ukrgate
