Russia has imposed censorship on news about the war with Ukraine

Photo: ТSN.ua

Alvina Kaminska

Roskomnadzor obliged the Russian media to use the information only from "official Russian sources" in the preparation of articles about the Russian "special operation" in Donbas

This was reported in the state regulator, TSN reports.

According to Roskomnadzor, for disseminating "knowingly false information" the media face an administrative fine of up to 5 million rubles.

The controller can also block similar content.

"It's Russia's official information sources that post and disseminate reliable and up-to-date information," the statement said.

To recap, on the morning of February 24, the president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in the video address declared a "special military operation" on "protection" of Donbas.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on the task of strikes on the military infrastructure of Ukraine.

After 5 o'clock in the morning on February 24, explosions were heard in the area of ​​Boryspil, Kharkiv, Odesa, and other large cities.

Russian Grads beat along the entire border, from Luhansk to Zhytomyr.