The Russian army claims to “improve its positions” in northeastern Ukraine

Russian authorities said on Thursday “unwanted”the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT), best known for its investigations into Russian military activities around the world, which led to its de facto ban.

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said that it made this decision considering that CIT was involved in it Anti-Russian propaganda campaigns emanating from abroad aim to promote protests and destructive ideas.. “The main goal of this group of pseudo-journalists is to collect and disseminate information about the Russian armed forces, in particular the personal information of Russian servicemen, which was then used to discredit them.”adds the floor.

CIT was established in Russia in 2014 by publishing investigations into Russian forces involved in the conflict in Ukraine. In his investigations, he recognizes and verifies information and images freely posted on the Internet. It also covered the activities of Russian forces in Libya, Syria, the Central African Republic and Ukraine.

In Russia, employees of the organization “unwanted” Face serious legal action. Ruslan Leviev, the creator of CIT, who lives in the United States, is on trial in Russia for publishing it “fake news” on the Russian army. On Thursday, he claimed that all of his employees were out of the country and therefore were out of the country “more or less safe”.

However, he confirmed, during a program broadcast on the YouTube channel of journalist Alexander Plyushev, that this ban was caused by ‘Great risks’ CIT volunteers who are still on Russian soil. ” part [de nos bénévoles] They are in Russia, but they are unknown, and we do not have a database that can be hacked to leak their names, we are trying to take all measures for their safety.confirmed.