In three years of war, Russia has committed 829 crimes against journalists and media in Ukraine - IMI

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, russia has committed 829 crimes against journalists and media in Ukraine, including 102 media workers killed by russia since the beginning of the war. This is reported by the Institute of Mass Information, reports UNN.

In three years and one month since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, russia has committed 829 crimes against journalists and media in Ukraine. In February-March, IMI recorded six crimes against media and journalists committed by russia. These are cases of threats, damage to media offices and cyberattacks 

It is noted that 102 media workers have died since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. IMI also recorded 14 cases of missing journalists, 29 cases of kidnapping journalists, 42 cases of wounded journalists, 2 attempted murders, 21 cases of shelling of TV towers, 45 cases of shelling of journalists.

In addition, 102 cybercrimes, 29 cases of legal pressure, 10 cases of blocking Internet access to the media, 35 cases of disabling Ukrainian broadcasting and broadcasting Russian propaganda, as well as 129 cases of persecution of journalists have been recorded.

Also, 332 media outlets have ceased operations due to russia's war against Ukraine.

Addition

In February, as a result of a night attack by UAVs on Kyiv region, Ukrainian journalist Tetyana Kulyk and her husband Pavlo Ivanchov died. A drone hit their house in Bucha district, causing a fire.

In the battle against the occupiers on March 18 in eastern Ukraine, Dmytro Bendikov, the editor of the TSN.ua website, who served in the Third Assault Brigade, died. It also became known that on March 16, Kyrylo Polikevych, a videographer of Suspilne Dnipro, died while performing a combat mission in Donetsk region.