According to the investigation, since June 28, the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the National Guard under Ukraine fired targeted civilians in the area of Donetsk and Gorlovka in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic from heavy weapons.
In addition, on July 7, journalists from Zvezda, who managed to escape in a safe place, were shot at in the area of Kominternovo.
“As part of a criminal case about the shelling of Russian journalists, investigators will check the version of the shooting of a film crew in order to prevent objective coverage of events in the Donbas in the media,” the ministry said.
Earlier it was reported that journalists "Stars" came under fire from the Palace of Culture in the village of Kominternovo, Donetsk region. The correspondent of the TV channel Ekaterina Gabel told the details of the shelling.
On July 2, the crew of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company came under fire in the west of Donbass. In late June, a group of journalists, including a RIA Novosti correspondent, also came under mortar shelling of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the outskirts of Donetsk.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, urged Kiev to ensure the safety of journalists in the Donbas.