Vladislav Yesipenko

Affiliated media: Crimea.Realities, Freelance journalist

Incident date: March 10, 2021

Attack type:

• Breaking into email / social media accounts / computer / smartphone

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: JFJ Expert

Location: Republic of Crimea, Simferopol

Additional information:

After the kidnapping of Vladislav Yesipenko, freelance journalist of the Crimea.Realities, who was detained at the Angarskyi pass by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation in Crimea, the officers got access to the messengers in the journalist's phone. In particular, they became aware of the technical assignment of the editorial board of the Crimea.Realities for Yesipenko, as well as of the surname of the editorial office representative who was in touch with the journalist.