INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
illegally crossing the border into the southwestern Kursk region while on reporting assignments, state media reported Friday.Authorities in
Russia have so far charged 12 foreign journalists over their work in the Kursk region following a surprise incursion by Ukrainian forces on
The journalists and their employers insist that their activities did not violate international law.The latest charges are aimed at
Australian Broadcasting Corporation correspondents Kathryn Diss and Fletcher Yeung, who reported earlier this month from Sudzha, a
Ukrainian-held town in the Kursk region
Despite being identified as U.S
citizens by the FSB, both Diss and Yeung are Australian nationals, according to the state-run TASS news agency.Romanian journalist Mircea
Barba, a special correspondent for the website HotNews, was also charged after being criticized by pro-war Russian military bloggers for
result in up to five years in prison if convicted.Kyiv claims it has captured dozens of towns and villages in the Kursk region, including
Sudzha, while Moscow asserts its forces have gradually regained control of the territory during counteroffensive operations.
