News website 061.ua - Justice for Journalists

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Affiliated media: News website 061.ua, Journalist

Incident date: April 17, 2022

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: The Institute of Mass Information (IMI)

Location: Ukraine, Zaporizhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia

Additional information:

Journalists of the news website 061.ua continue to receive threatening letters to the editorial mail. The letter came from the sender «Nikolay Petukhov» from the mail.ru domain. «After Russia occupies all Ukrainian cities, a military tribunal will be set up for all those who supported the Nazi government led by Zelensky. All journalists will be responsible for spreading fakes about Russia», – the letter said. Previously, the editorial office of the news website 061.ua received similar threats on March 25, March 25, and March 28, as well as on April 3-4 and April 7-11.