The commander in chief of Ukraine's armed forces, Oleksandr Syrskiy, said he ordered an internal audit following a report that a journalist was summoned to a military recruitment office after he published an article critical of a Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) officer. Ukrainian news outlet Investigagtive.info said that the SBU may have asked territorial recruitment to summon reporter Yevhen Shulhat. The reporter had recently written an article about the wealth of the SBU Cybersecurity Department chief, Ilya Vityuk. Syrskiy said in a Facebook post that he had ordered an internal investigation of the matter, adding that the work of journalists must be respected. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.
Probe Ordered Into Enlistment Attempt Of Critical Ukrainian Journalist
Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskiy (file photo)