A journalist for the Russian edition of Forbes has been arrested in Russia, accused of spreading false information about the country’s war in Ukraine.
Friday 26 April at 12:27 p.m
Sergej Mingazov is now in custody in Khabarovsk in the far east of Russia, according to his lawyer, Konstantin Bubon. He has not succeeded in getting in touch with his client.
According to Bubon, Mingazov risks up to ten years in prison for sharing reports “about the events in Butsha” on Telegram.
Immediately after the invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces moved into the Kyiv suburb of Butsha. When they later withdrew, a large number of slain were found there.
Read VG’s reports from Butsja here and here
According to the Ukrainian authorities, over 400 civilians were killed by the Russian soldiers in Butsha. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has determined that at least 73 civilians were subjected to summary executions there.
In 2023, Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia. He is still in custody in the country, over a year after his arrest.
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