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2026-10-27 · Ukrinform

Russia commits 989 crimes against journalists and media since start of full-scale war, IMI says

According to Ukrinform, this information was reported by the Institute of Mass Information. From September 24 to October 24, 2026, 12 new cases of negative consequences of Russian aggression against Ukrainian media were recorded, the report states. According to the IMI, the deaths of six media professionals were reported in October. Five of them were defending Ukraine in the military; another media professional died as a civilian. Two media professionals had long been considered missing in action while performing combat duties. Samuil Proskuriakov, who worked for the UNN news agency, Zaborona, Hromadske, and Babel, went missing in 2022.

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