Group of bloggers - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Group of bloggers

Incident date: January 16, 2021

Attack type:

  • Warnings, pre-trial complaints, questioning and other extra-judicial actions

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: National Police of Ukraine

Location: Ukraine, Mykolaiv Oblast, Yuzhnoukrainsk

Additional information:

A group of bloggers launched a drone over the territory of a nuclear power plant in order to shoot entertainment content. In Ukraine, unauthorized photo and video shooting over technogenically vulnerable objects is prohibited by current law, so the bloggers were detained by the National Guard and handed over to the officers of the Security Service of Ukraine for clarification of all the circumstances. The bloggers were simply given a preventive talk and released without further sanctions.

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