The Institute of Mass Information of Ukraine noted on January 9, 2023, that their experts recorded 567 violations of freedom of speech in Ukraine in 2022, 470 of which were committed by Russia as a result of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Source: The Institute of Mass Information of Ukraine
“Among the Russian crimes on Ukrainian territory are murders, kidnappings, shooting and wounding of journalists, cybercrimes, attacks on TV towers, threats, attacks on media editorial offices, shutting down Ukrainian broadcasting, as well as branding and creating fake clones of local publications and channels to spread Russian aggressive propaganda,” emphasized the Institute of Mass Information of Ukraine.
In addition, due to the full-scale war, at least 216 Ukrainian media outlets were forced to cease their work not only in regions where hostilities were taking place or were temporarily captured by Russians but also in relatively quiet regions, but due to the financial crisis caused by the war.
According to the Institute of Mass Information of Ukraine, in 2022 Russian troops killed 43 media workers on the territory of Ukraine. Eight of them died while performing journalistic activities, and 35 died as participants in hostilities or became victims of Russian shelling not while performing journalistic duties.
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