The head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Defense Forces of Ukraine, Natalia Gumenyuk, commented on the statement of journalists demanding her dismissal for obstructing the work of the media, noting that the allegations of failure to cover the consequences of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant tragedy are absolutely false.
She said this on the air of Radio Liberty, reports UNN.
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First of all, the statement contains facts without any evidence. Absolutely no evidence at all. Second, there was no violation of Order 73 by the Center for Strategic Communications or the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Defense Forces. All the activities that took place were carried out in full compliance with the orders of the headquarters and the relevant order, which provides for such a procedure. The coverage took place even in extremely difficult conditions. The allegations about the lack of coverage of the consequences of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant tragedy are absolutely false, as more than 800 requests were processed within one week, immediately after the explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, in a simplified manner
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Ukrainian journalists wrote a collective complaint to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the Minister of Defense and the Chief of the General Staff regarding the activities of the spokesperson for the JC "South" Natalia Humeniuk.
According to the media, Humeniuk forbids covering Russian war crimes in the area of responsibility of the military.
The journalists demand that the military leadership replace Natalia Humeniuk "with a more competent person and not allow her to be involved in any communications management.