Vitaly Egorov - Justice for Journalists

Vitaly Egorov

Affiliated media: Telegram channel “Zelenyikot and Space”, Blogger, Science communicator

Incident date: December 12, 2025

Attack type:

  • Labelling media/individuals as foreign agents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Russian Ministry of Justice has added blogger Vitaly Egorov, known as Zelenyikot, to the register of “foreign agents.” According to the Ministry, he spread false information about decisions made by the Russian authorities and took part in producing materials for “foreign agents.” Egorov left Russia in March 2022.

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