Affiliated media: Kiske Ufa, City newspaper
Incident date: September 5, 2021
Attack type:
- Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-
Who attacked: Unknown sources
Source: Telegram channel Media Ombudsman
Location: Russia, Republic of Bashkortostan, Ufa
Additional information:
An unknown person broke into the office of the city newspaper Kiske Ufa. Journalists spotted the likely intruder, but he sprayed a gas canister and fled. As seen on the surveillance cameras, a sturdy man wearing a medical mask, black gloves and carrying a rucksack behind his back wandered baffled along the building. Afterwards, the man entered the premises of the editorial office.