Dmytro Smoliyenko

Affiliated media: News agency "Ukrinform", Photojournalist

Incident date: August 6, 2025

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Institute of Mass Information

Location: Ukraine, Zaporizhia Oblast, Kanivske village

Additional information:

In Zaporizhzhia, Ukrinform correspondents were blocked from filming the aftermath of a Russian strike on a recreation center in a village by the head of the Zaporizhzhia Forestry Department. The shoot had been coordinated with the police, and the journalists held accreditation from the Ministry of Defence. Despite the interference, they succeeded in capturing the footage. The following day, they reported the incident to the police.