Yekaterina Milenkaya - Justice for Journalists

Yekaterina Milenkaya

Affiliated media: Journalist, Video blogger

Incident date: April 30, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Telegram channel Sota

Location: Russia, Penza Oblast, Penza

Additional information:

The journalist found the writing «I found you, cunt» on her door and a funeral wreath next to it. She believes that police officers were involved in the intimidation, as she filed a statement with the police, in which she gave her address, which no one else knew. Milenkaya started receiving threats for her anti-war position. Until 2018, she worked at GTRK Penza.

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