Iryna Hryb

Affiliated media: Telegram channel Irochka Will Tell, Journalist, Blogger

Incident date: January 19, 2024

Attack type:

• Wiretapping / surveillance without a court decree

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: National Union of Journalists of Ukraine

Location: Ukraine, Odesa Oblast, Odesa

Additional information:

The Odesa-based journalist and blogger Iryna Hryb said that she had found an eavesdropping device in her car. The system found in the car was constantly online. Iryna Hryb attributes the surveillance to her article about the grain corridor in the Odesa Region, which, according to her, includes, in particular, representatives of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, the Economic Security Bureau, Odesa Customs, and the tax authorities. Earlier, unknown persons tried to gain access to her Telegram channel (more than 11,000 subscribers).