Affiliated media: Radio Okhtyrka, Телерадиокомпания

Incident date: October 27, 2021

Attack type:

• Confiscation/seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Okhtyrka city council

Location: Ukraine, Sumy Oblast, Okhtyrka

Additional information:

The municipal television and radio company was forced to vacate their offices (in school no.1 in Okhtyrka). According to the production editor, Viktor Bren, the city mayor arrived at the radio and demanded that they vacate the premises by 31 December, 2021 (according to the end of the lease agreement). The mayor has not denied the existence of a conflict with the radio station employees and officially states that the children's education is more important than the radio station.