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As in every war, there is another battle, that of communication. Facebook and Twitter are now blocked in Russia. A new law against independent media was adopted by the Duma on Friday 4 March. Censorship in Ukraine and Russia, an increasingly difficult situation for journalists.
English journalists from Sky News are reporting near Kiev. But on their way, they come across what they describe as an ambush. They have just been targeted by Russian fire. The bursts are more and more intense. To protect themselves, the team decides to identify themselves, but nothing stops the soldiers. One of the journalists is injured, a second receives two shots in his bulletproof vest, before crawling out of the car. After endless minutes, the team finally manages to get to safety.
Moscow has understood this well, war is also played out in the field of images. Journalists should not be able to report. Russian television does not speak of an invasion, but of the liberation of Ukraine. Saturday, March 5, the antenna accuses the enemy of suspending the humanitarian corridor. A majority of the population adheres to this version. For several days, some social media have been blocked by the authorities. On Friday, March 4, the Russian Parliament passed an information control law, according to which anyone relaying anything other than official Kremlin propaganda risks up to fifteen years in prison. Feeling threatened, some independent media journalists decided to leave the country.