Russian strikes on Ukraine damage three media outlets
JournalismPakistan.com | Published 3 months ago | IFJ Media Release
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NEW YORK—A massive, early morning Russian attack on Ukraine damaged the offices of at least three news outlets on August 28, 2025.
In Kyiv, the offices of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and independent news outlet Ukrainska Pravda were damaged in a drone and missile attack. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, in eastern Ukraine, a drone strike damaged the office of the local newspaper Mezhivsky Merydian.
No media workers or journalists were injured in the attacks. The shelling of Kyiv killed at least 18 people and marked one of the rare instances in which Russian strikes have penetrated deep into the heart of the capital since the start of the full-scale invasion. Authorities reported no casualties in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
“Today’s devastating Russian attack on Ukraine, which damaged at least three media offices, is a stark reminder of the risks journalists face working and living in the country,” said Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator. “The strikes show that journalists’ safety remains a major concern, regardless of how far they are from the front lines. We strongly condemn these attacks and call on Russia to immediately stop attacking civilian infrastructure.”
Russia has often hit the offices of media outlets across the country in the more than three-and-a-half-year war. Journalists have been injured while working, and their homes have been shelled. At least 18 journalists and media workers have been killed while reporting in Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
The Russian Defense Ministry did not respond to CPJ’s emailed request for comment.
Photo caption: The offices of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty were damaged in an August 28, 2025, drone and missile attack. (Photo: Serhil Nuzhnenko/RadioSvoboda.org (RFE/RL))
