The Russian independent newspaper “Novaya Gazeta”, one of the few that has openly called Russia's attack on Ukraine a war and an invasion, has decided to remove materials on the topic from its website at the request of the authorities.
Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media has started a mass blocking of Russian websites that write about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov requested the National TV and Radio Broadcasting Council and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) to address the position of Inter TV Channel
The founder of information agency ‘Novy Region’ Alexander Shchetinin was found dead in Kyiv on the night of August 27. The press service of the Kyiv Office of the National Police reports that the people who discovered his body contacted the police at about midnight.
Volodymyr Serdiuk, who was named as ’the mastermind of the sabotage and reconnaissance operation’ allegedly conducted by Ukrainian Military Intelligence in Crimea, has said he has no relation to the intelligence services or special operations.