Zebra TV Fined for Quoting Governor on Drone Attack
In Vladimir Oblast, a protocol was issued against the media outlet for quoting the governor of Vladimir Oblast on 'Zebra-TV' for publishing the governor's statement about a drone attack on a multi-story building in Vladimir.
Consensus
- A regional ban on publishing information about drone attacks has been in effect in Vladimir Oblast since March 2025.
- The media outlet 'Zebra TV' published a news article quoting Governor Alexander Avdeev's post about a drone strike on a residential building.
- The article was based on a post from the governor's Telegram channel describing a drone impact that caused a fire but no casualties.
- The State Technical Inspection (Gostekhnadzor) issued an administrative protocol against 'Zebra TV' following a complaint by Elena Gutsalenko, head of the governor's mass communications department.
- The potential penalty for the violation is a fine of up to 200,000 rubles.
- The same official, Elena Gutsalenko, previously informed 'Zebra TV' in writing that quoting official statements does not violate the ban.
- Other media outlets and residents in the region have also received similar complaints.
- The article was published on July 18 and contained only three paragraphs.
Points of divergence
- The article was titled 'Due to drone hit at night, a fire started in a multi-story building in Vladimir'. — tg_theinsider
- The attack was described as Ukrainian. — novaya_eu
- The post was dated July 21. — tg_astrapress
- The ban is described as 'vague' and 'unclearly formulated', allowing authorities to penalize both media and ordinary citizens. — meduza
- The article was published in July 2024 and the outlet may face a fine of up to 200 thousand rubles. — tg_horizontal_russia
Coverage (8 sources)
- Protocol issued against Vladimir edition of 'Zebra TV' for recounting governor's post about drone attack — The Insider
- Protocol was drawn up against the Vladimir edition for quoting the governor's message about drone attacks — Новая газета Европа
- Protocol issued to Vladimir region publication for publishing governor's message about drone strikes — ЭХО / Новости
- Vladimir edition of "Zebra TV" retold governor's post about attack by Ukrainian drones. Journalists were given an administrative protocol — Meduza
- Protocol issued against newspaper 'Zebra TV' for quoting the governor — ASTRA
- In Vladimir region media want to fine for publishing governor message about drone attacks — Дождь
- In Vladimir region media want to hold accountable for publishing governor's message about drone attacks — Дождь (Telegram)
- In Vladimir region, media outlet received protocol for quoting the governor — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
Key entities
- Vladimir Oblast
- Zebra TV
- Media
- Vladimire
- Ekaterina Gutsalenko
- Aleksandr Avdeev
- Zebra-TV
- Volgograd
- UAV on Zebra TV
- Vladimirskiy