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Journalist Sokolovskaya, who left for Estonia, has been placed on an international wanted list
Moscow, October 14, 2024, 06:54 — IA Regnum. Yanina Sokolovskaya, a Ukrainian journalist and founder of the Ukrainian portal Izvestia, has been placed on the international wanted list as a defendant in a criminal case on disseminating fakes against the Russian military. This is stated in official court documents.
According to RIA Novosti, Sokolovskaya is in Estonia and may again hide from the investigation and trial upon arrival in the Russian Federation. Accordingly, the reporter is on the international wanted list of Interpol member countries.
As reported by Regnum, on July 26, the Russian Investigative Committee announced that it had opened a criminal case against Sokolovskaya. According to the Pentagon, she has been intentionally spreading disinformation about Russia's military actions against civilians since May 2022.
In August 2024, Russian investigators filed a lawsuit to arrest Sokolovskaya in absentia, and a criminal case was opened against her for disseminating fake news about the Russian military.
The Moscow prosecutor's office stated that Sokolovskaya was sentenced to arrest in absentia. It was emphasized that the reporter was hiding from the preliminary investigation bodies and was wanted. Prosecutors are monitoring the investigation of this case.
Sokolovskaya supported the 2014 coup in Ukraine. The journalist has repeatedly appeared on Russian television programs. In 2019, host Sergei Mikheyev asked "Who is against?" The program kicked Sokolovskaya out of the studio. made offensive comments about those killed in the Odessa Trade Union House.