Many Ukrainian journalists have swapped their dictaphones for rifles, and gone to serve on the frontline against the Russian army. Thousands more are risking their lives to report from battlefields and conflict-affected areas.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s ruling Servant of the People party has decided to tighten its control over the press.
Until now, Ukraine has not created any official censorship body during the Russian invasion thanks to high levels of self-censorship among journalists, who have rightly or wrongly, complied – voluntarily or perhaps under duress – with many restrictions from military and civilian officials.
