Vladislav Postnikov - Justice for Journalists

Vladislav Postnikov

Affiliated media: Vecherniye Vedomosti, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: September 8, 2022

Attack type:

  • Damage to / seizure of residence / work premises

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Yekaterinburg

Additional information:

Early in the morning in Yekaterinburg, law enforcers came to the apartment of the editor-in-chief of Vecherniye Vedomosti Vladislav Postnikov. This was reported by the URALLIVE TV channel. According to a video published by the TV channel, law enforcers broke down the door of Postnikov's apartment before the search, but no one was found inside. According to URALLIVE, the search of Postnikov's apartment was allegedly conducted because of his ties to the Utro Fevralya project and politician Ilya Ponomarev.

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