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TV, Radio Broadcasting Committee records 243 crimes of Russian aggressors against Ukrainian journalists, media
KYIV. April 29 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting has recorded 243 crimes committed by Russian aggressors against Ukrainian journalists and media in 16 regions of Ukraine during the active phase of the war.
As of April 24, 243 crimes against journalists and media were recorded in 16 regions of Ukraine. Russia committed the most crimes in the city of Kyiv and the region. These are murders, injuries, disappearances, kidnappings, shelling of journalists and TV towers, threats, cybercrimes. A large number of crimes were also recorded in Zaporizhia and the Kherson region.
As of April 24, seven journalists were killed in the line of duty, nine were injured, and at least 15 journalists were missing.
At least eight cases of capture and abduction of journalists by Russians have been recorded. Most of them have already been released, but the fate of journalist Dmytro Khyliuk, who disappeared in Kyiv region, is still unknown. In addition, the fate of at least 14 more journalists from Mariupol remains unknown. There is no way to check what is with them yet, so they are considered missing.
In addition, at least 106 regional media were forced to stop working due to threats from Russian invaders, the seizure of editorial offices, the inability to work under temporary occupation and print newspapers, etc.
There were also 11 cases of shelling of TV towers by Russian invaders, which led to the disappearance of Ukrainian broadcasting.
The State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting monitors the information space and records the facts of the criminal activities of Russian aggressors against domestic media, publishing entities and their employees.
The monitoring used studies of NGO Institute of Mass Information, Media Detector, Chestno Movement, the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, as well as information provided by regional military administrations.
