Zhanna Agalakova

Affiliated media: Channel One, Former news anchor, Former correspondent in Paris

Incident date: February 21, 2025

Attack type:

• Labelling media/individuals as foreign agents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Russian Ministry of Justice

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Russian Ministry of Justice has added former Channel One television journalist Zhanna Agalakova to its register of foreign agents. The ministry claims that she spoke out against the attack on Ukraine and spread fake news about the decisions and policies of the Russian authorities. In addition, according to the Ministry of Justice, Agalakova participated as a respondent on an information platform provided to foreign media. Agalakova resigned from Channel One a few weeks after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.