Yelena Rykovtseva

Affiliated media: Radio Liberty (Russian service), Correspondent

Incident date: September 19, 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 Radio Liberty journalist Yelena Rykovtseva to the register of “foreign agents.” According to the Ministry of Justice, she spread fake news about the decisions and policies of the Russian authorities, created a negative image of the Russian military, spoke out against the military operation in Ukraine, and collaborated with an “undesirable” organisation.