Savelovsky court of Moscow upheld the motion the claim of the Moscow branch of the red cross for 18 Ukrainian and American media, in which the claimant demands to collect 170 million rubles compensation for libel about the events in the Donbass, said Last news on Thursday, the press service of the court.

"When the plaintiff noted deficiencies, the complaint will be assigned for consideration," explained Commissioner of the court.

the head of the organization, the lawyer Igor Trunov first reported Last news that the lawsuit was filed in connection with the distortion of information from the American and Ukrainian media.

"American and Ukrainian media wrongful distort data on the situation in the Donbass, according to the present against Russia there is an information war, for this reason we have addressed in court," said Trunov.

first statement of the message of the red cross was not accepted to consideration the claim returned to the claimant, finding that he is not under the jurisdiction of the district court. However the Moscow city court has obliged the court to accept and consider a lawsuit.

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