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the ex-reporter to publish several critical articles in 2024
It was not immediately clear from the statement what accusations the second editor faced.If convicted of large-scale extortion, the arrested
reporter Natalia Smolyaninova and editors-in-chief Konstantin Smirnov and Alexei Frolov.Smirnov runs the Telegram news channel Ryazan Vid
Sboku, is a member of the liberal opposition party Yabloko and serves on a local city council.Frolov heads the Ryazan desk of the
independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, which suspended operations after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine
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