Ela Znamenskaya

Affiliated media: Zhukovskiye Vesti , Deputy editor-in-chief

Incident date: October 4, 2024

Attack type:

• Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Moscow Oblast, Zhukovsky

Additional information:

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has put Ela (Aelita) Znamenskaya, editor of the independent media outlet Zhukovskiye Vesti from the Moscow Region, on a wanted list. The details of the criminal case are unknown. Presumably, the reason for the prosecution of the journalist was her failure to notify about her Israeli citizenship (Article 330.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).