Russia’s security service detained three journalists at the border with Ukraine: What were they doing there? – NEW TIME

According to Interfax journalists were detained for violating the border regime. Another source for Interfax said that the three reporters there gathered information about the alleged transfer of Russian military equipment.

The incident occurred in the Rostov region in southern Russia, which borders Ukraine in the west. The journalists were released after interrogation and five hours in detention, drawing attention to the “inadmissibility of work in the border zone without special licenses”.

Znak.com, whose editor was among the detainees, said in a response that journalists around the village of Kujbyševo did “just ordinary journalistic work”. The editors also pointed out that nowhere in the area did the journalists see the signs warning that they were entering a reserved area, where a special permit was required for movement and journalism.

The TASS agency added without clarification that among the three detainees and those released, there were also contributors news website Meduza.io, which is registered in Russia as the so-called foreign agent because he is the recipient of financial support from abroad.