Affiliated media: inform.zp.ua, Online media
Incident date: August 22, 2022
Attack type:
- Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-
Who attacked: Unknown sources
Source: Institute of Mass Information
Location: Ukraine, Zaporizhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhya
Additional information:
The Zaporizhzhya-based online media outlet inform.zp.ua has again received threats from Russia related to the website’s professional activities. The letter threatened the editorial staff with interrogations and imprisonment for supporting «Zelensky’s neo-Nazi regime». The letter to the editorial board came on August 22 from «Zhanna Prokshina» from the Russian email service bk.ru. «Administrative and criminal penalties will follow for spreading disinformation about the actions of the Russian military. All journalists who support Zelensky’s neo-Nazi regime will soon be sent to investigative authorities for questioning and charges, followed by referral to correctional facilities», — the letter reads.