"Journalists Have Become Part of Critical Infrastructure": Crimes of the Russian Federation Against the Media Discussed in Kharkiv

At a working meeting of the parliamentary committee, the safety of journalists, damage to editorial offices, energy resilience, and new tactics of Russian shelling were discussed.

In Kharkiv, a working meeting of the Temporary Investigation Commission of the Verkhovna Rada, which is investigating crimes of the Russian army against journalists and other media workers, took place. Participants discussed the dangers of working in a front-line region, damage to editorial offices, and problems with preserving media archives.

This was reported by the head of the TIK, Yevheniia Kravchuk.

According to Kravchuk, journalists in front-line areas must constantly take into account the threat of drone attacks and follow-up strikes. She emphasized that media professionals have effectively become part of critical infrastructure.

Representatives of local editorial offices spoke about safety, energy supply, staffing, insurance, and psychological support issues. According to the head of the supervisory board of Public Broadcasting, Svitlana Ostapa, many Kharkiv journalists work in basement premises due to the constant danger.

Separately, participants drew attention to changes in the tactics of Russian attacks. According to Ostapa, in addition to follow-up strikes, Russian troops are using triple strikes with different types of drones, and FPV drones are increasingly reaching Kharkiv.

Parliamentary MPs, representatives of law enforcement agencies, local media, the Institute of Mass Information, and Public Broadcasting took part in the meeting. They discussed documenting crimes against journalists and media infrastructure, as well as support for front-line editorial offices.

Concurrently in Kharkiv, a working meeting of the parliamentary Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy was held. One of the key issues was state support for book publishing and distribution under conditions of Russian aggression.

We reported: the head of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, Serhii Tomilenko, met with representatives of the media community of Ivano-Frankivsk region. During the conversation they discussed journalists' safety, economic problems of editorial offices, and the need to support regional media during the war.