Konstantin Zharov

Affiliated media: RusNews, Reporter

Incident date: February 27, 2025

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

RusNews correspondents Yulia Petrova and Konstantin Zharov were detained during a live broadcast on Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge in Moscow, near the site of Boris Nemtsov's murder on the 10th anniversary of the crime. Police cited a ban on photography and video recording near official vehicles. The journalists were taken to a police station and released a few hours later without being charged.