Vladislav Yesipenko
Affiliated media: Crimea.Realities, Freelance journalist
Incident date: March 16, 2021
Attack type:
- Defamation, spreading libel about a media worker or media outlet
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: FSB official website
Location: Republic of Crimea, Simferopol
Additional information:
Federal Security Service spread the information about the detention in Crimea of a freelancer of the Crimea.Realities Vladislav Yesipenko, whom the Federal Security Service called «an agent of the Ukrainian specials service», who «worked for the American corporation Radio Liberty and had intentions of subversion in the interests of Ukrainian intelligence». However, for the time being, Yesipenko was only charged with possession of a homemade explosive device.