During the full-scale invasion, 536 crimes against the media and journalists by Russia were recorded

Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion on February 22, 2022, the Russian Federation has committed 536 crimes against journalists and the media.

The Institute of Mass Information writes about it.

It is noted that in total for August-September 2023, the Institute of Mass Information recorded seven violations of freedom of speech committed by Russia. These were attacks on journalists, cybercrimes, destruction of the editorial office and legal pressure.

The Institute of Mass Information is reminded that Ukrainian and foreign journalists came under Russian fire in August and September. A Radio Liberty film crew came under fire in Donetsk region while working.

In the Zaporizhzhia region, Russians attacked the film crew of the Swedish television channel TV4 with a kamikaze drone.

In Chernihiv, on August 19, the office of the Chelain publication was destroyed as a result of a Russian rocket hitting the premises of the Shevchenko Regional Music and Drama Theater.

In addition, a fake article by a journalist from Chernihiv, Iryna Synelnyk, who cooperates with the UNIAN news agency, was distributed on the Facebook social network.

Legal pressure from Russia has been recorded in relation to Ukrainian TV presenter Maria Yefrosinina, who was sentenced in absentia by a Moscow court to seven years in prison in the case of spreading military fakes motivated by political hatred.