With the help of its Ukrainian partner, the Institute of Mass Information (IMI), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has put numbers to the acts of violence and abuses against journalists and media outlets in Ukraine – and to the resources deployed to support reliable journalism and combat Russian propaganda – in the year since Russia launched its invasion on 24 February.
Data collected by Reporters Without Borders and the Institute for Mass Information presents the true cost to journalism in Ukraine of Russia's invasion.
Although seriously injured by deliberate gunfire, the two Danish reporters survived. They have been evacuated from Ukrainian territory and are on their way to their country of origin. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reiterates its call to do everything possible to guarantee the safety of reporters in the field.
According to the Institute of Mass Information, as of April 24, seven journalists had been killed while carrying out their professional duty, nine had been injured, and at least 15 were missing.
Russian soldiers are fighting against the objective coverage of their war crimes in Ukraine, according to Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Liudmyla Denisova, who said at least 35 journalists have already been injured.