Aleksandr Shtefanov, a noted Russian blogger and the author of a documentary about Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia, fled Russia fearing for his safety. Shtefanov wrote on Telegram on February 29 that he made this "difficult and unpleasant" decision after "the murder" of opposition politician Aleksei Navalny in prison and the imprisonment of anti-war sociologist Sergei Kagarlitsky earlier in February. The Justice Ministry added Shtefanov to the “foreign agents” registry in August. After Shtefanov issued his documentary Mere Denazification in February 2023, he received numerous threats from Moscow-installed officials in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine's Donetsk region. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Russian Blogger Shtefanov Flees Russia Fearing For Safety
Blogger Aleksandr Shtefanov received numerous threats after issuing a documentary titled Mere Denazification in February 2023.