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In Russia, there is no question of mentioning in the media the word “war” Where “invasion on Ukrainian soilForeign media also find themselves increasingly under pressure, gagged via a new law.
These are violent images filmed by journalists from Sky News, near Kiev (Ukraine). Their car is brutally targeted by gunfire. Journalists identify themselves, but that does not stop the shooting. One of them is injured and the cameraman receives two impacts in his bulletproof vest. The team will eventually manage to get out of it, but they accuse a Russian commando of being behind the attack.
Such images will never be broadcast in Russian media, because Russian media do not talk about war, but about special military operations. Since March 4, anyone who relays information other than propaganda risks up to 15 years in prison. So several foreign media like the BBC, decided to suspend their activity in Russia. A Franco-Russian journalist has also decided to leave Moscow. “We are at the beginning of the newspaper, we do not show these images of bombarded cities (…) we just see Vladimir Putin hammering home his message“, she laments. Access to Facebook and Twitter is now blocked in Russia.