"Dozens of journalists have already died in Ukraine," First Lady Olena Zelenska said in a social media message, as cited by the weareukraine.info website. "Dozens of other Ukrainian media workers were abducted by the invaders."
She added, as quoted by the Ukrainian website: "I bow before the diligent people working in the press. Thank you for the facts you’ve been gathering risking your life. Please stay safe! Not only to be able to continue your work, but also to live!”
Zelenska also said that "at these times, each of us is a journalist," weareukraine.info reported.
"We all have access to social networks, we can all testify to what we see, collect and publish stories about what is happening around us," she said in her message.
"The main thing is to report the truth and only the truth; for the sake of the dead and the living,” she urged.
According to Ukrainian government data, at least 18 journalists have been killed and 13 others injured in the country since Russia invaded on February 24, weareukraine.info reported.
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Source: weareukraine.info