Mariana Chorniievych

Affiliated media: Hromadske Radio , Journalist

Incident date: May 8, 2025

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Women in media

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

On the eve of May 9, during a live broadcast, the journalist received an email sent to her personal address by an unknown user from a Russian domain. The message contained profanities and threats to create and publish a deepfake using her face. Ukraine’s Cyber Police later identified the sender, who is located in a temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.