Entry to Ukraine on Wednesday rejected the journalist MIA " Russia today " Alexey Andreev, So that the Ukrainian Authorities again create obstacles to travel in the country Russian correspondents to carry out their professional duties. As is written in the explanatory note of the border service of Ukraine, by reason of the refusal of entry " is lack of confirmation of the purpose of the planned stay on the square of the country and the lack of financial support, " RIA " Novosti ". Thus the arguments of the journalist of " Russia today ", which is the necessary amount of funds confirmation of hotel reservation in Kharkiv, the identity of the journalist and the order of the editorial Board for the implementation of professional duties by the Ukrainian side taken Into account were not. The Ukrainian authorities have repeatedly obstructed the work of Russian journalists. So, VGTRK journalist Yevgeny Rozhkov July 14, was denied entry to Ukraine. According to the journalist, he told the border guards that he was going to Ukraine to change his colleague, he had all necessary documents, however, At the entrance to the journalist refused. First, on March 7, of the Donetsk airport was deported film crew of the TV channel TVC, and was refused entry to a group of NTV. The journalist MIA " Russia today " on 8 April, was also denied entry to the site of Ukraine. On the same day, Ukrainian border guards with trains Moscow-Lugansk was shot another journalist of the Agency. In mid-may, it was announced that the film crew of the TV channel TVC on their way to Kyiv, were not allowed to the space of the country. A similar situation may 6, with another film crew of the TV channel. In addition, most correspondents working in Ukraine with risk for life. The main source of danger is the Ukrainian army. Their actions have already lost their lives Workers VGTRK Igor Korneluk and Anton Voloshin, cameraman of the First channel Anatoly Clan, Italian journalist Andy Rockelli and his translator Andrei Mironov.
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