Russia has prepared lists of priority “targets” in advance.
, journalists and local politicians as priority targets in order to cut off access to mass media, to be able to destroy Ukrainian cities with impunity and without witnesses. The lack of reliable information sows panic and chaos among local residents, contributing to the capture of territory. This is evidenced in particular by the stories of Associated Press video journalist Mstislav Chernov, the testimony of Lina Kushch, a representative of the NSJU, Kherson journalist Oleg Baturin, and others. All the facts show that we are dealing not with the chaotic crimes of Russia, but with a well-thought-out and pre-prepared policy of destroying free media in territories captured by brute force. Oleksandr Klyuzhev, an analyst of the Civic Network “Opora”, writes about this in an article.
“The Russians are perfectly aware that their strategy of capturing territories is not for objective coverage. Highlighting the true picture of destroyed or captured cities threatens not so much the stability of the occupation administrations as the peace of Russian society. The Russians, who still believe that their soldiers are carrying candies to Ukrainian lands, and not shells, should not be disturbed by the realism of the occupied territories…. Destroying any conditions for the work of free mass media allows the regime to maintain an atmosphere of ambiguity, or a lifeline for a drugged electorate. “Not everything is so clear-cut” in the average Russian's reaction to the atrocities of their troops — this is largely the result of the destruction of primary sources in the occupied territories,” the author writes.
To date, it is known about the deaths of 33 journalistsduring the second stage of the Russian aggression Eight of them were killed while performing their professional duties. 25 journalists were killed by Russian shells not while performing their professional duties or as participants in hostilities. IMI estimated that 14 Ukrainian and foreign journalists were wounded, and at least 15 journalists went missing. Among the missing are the most journalists from Mariupol, whose fate is still unknown.
An analyst of the Civil Network “Opora” reminds thatthe duty of the Ukrainian state and society is to send a signal that no one expects “information partisanship” and self-sacrifice from journalists in the occupied territories. These are about 40 units of equipment that transported fuel and ammunition. The Major General of the Armed Forces spoke about the main miscalculations of the Russians in the southern direction As for our side, the big advantage today is the partisans, who are working particularly successfully in Kherson region A day in the Mykolaiv region: Russians killed a woman, burned fields and hit a hospital Vitaly Kim reported how the day passed in the Mykolaiv region. The head of the German Foreign Ministry believes that there are currently no chances of conducting any negotiations with the Russian Federation Burbok made it clear that he is not going to call on Ukraine to cease fire and to peace negotiations In the coming days, the Russians will focus on capturing small towns in Donetsk region – British intelligence To create a bridgehead for the assault on Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, the invaders will first try to capture Siversk, Dolyna and other settlements in these areas.
