UNIAN office damaged in massive russian attack on Kyiv

A shock wave shattered glass windows in the UNIAN office, one of the leading and oldest news agencies in Ukraine.

As Mykhailo Hannytskyii, the editor-in-chief of the media, told the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) in a comment, there was no significant damage to equipment or property. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

“This incident did not affect the agency’s work in any way,” Hannytskyi noted.

The media is waiting for the police to record the damage.

As earlier reported, at least six newsrooms reported damage as a result of the russian army shelling of Kyiv overnight into May 24. Journalists and their homes were also injured. The blast wave also damaged the office of the Kyiv organization of the NUJU on Khreshchatyk.

The NUJU expresses solidarity with journalists, newsrooms and media workers who suffered on May 24 as a result of one of the largest russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv.

The NUJU documents crimes against journalists and the media, informs international partners — the European and International Federations of Journalists, international human rights and media organizations — and insists on an appropriate international response and holding russia accountable.

At the same time, NUJU stands ready to support colleagues affected by the attack. Journalists and newsrooms can use the space of the NUJU’s Kyiv Journalists’ Solidarity Center (JSC) in the Union’s office on Khreshchatyk as a temporary place to work, if necessary. If the newsroom has lost the ability to function normally, we are ready to help.

The NUJU calls on colleagues whose newsrooms, workspaces or homes have been affected by the russian attack to contact the Union and the network of JSCs. We will help document the consequences and coordinate the necessary support.

NUJU Information Service