Zelenskyy / World Official
The French public television channel France 24 has decided to remove the story “War in Ukraine: Russian troops prepare for battle before the counter-offensive”.
The material was criticized in Kiev. Oleg Nikolenko, an official with the country’s foreign ministry, called the report a “disgrace to journalism”
“Reporting that Russian troops are preparing to kill Ukrainians is a shame for journalism. Departure to the occupied territories without Ukraine’s consent is a violation of Ukrainian law, and those who take part in such actions will be held responsible under the law,” the official said.
French journalists filmed material near the front line, it was released on April 13. It shows the preparation of Russian fighters for Ukraine’s response. The correspondent in the frame, when communicating with the soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, called Ukraine an “enemy”. URA.RU writes about this.
At the same time, Kiev did not forget to remind the French that it considers the territories where the correspondents worked as its own and accuses them of illegal entry into the state.
Earlier it became known that the border guards, transferred to Artemivsk from the territory of Western Ukraine, perform the functions of detachments and do not allow the mobilized Ukrainians to retreat. This was announced by a PMC fighter “Wagner.
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