Affiliated media: The Kyiv Independent, Editorial office

Incident date: September 2, 2025

Attack type:

• Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: National Union of Journalists of Ukraine

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

The editor-in-chief of The Kyiv Independent, Olha Rudenko, reported that the Ukrainian military drone supplier Fire Point exerted pressure and issued threats against the media outlet. The company’s management sent a letter to the newsroom demanding a retraction of material related to an NABU investigation into its activities. Additionally, Fire Point’s head threatened to file a complaint with the Security Service of Ukraine, accusing the publication of “treason and aiding an aggressor state.”