Russians Describe How They Are Escaping The Harshest Media Crackdown In The Country’s Recent History

Many independent journalists in Russia have fled the country over the last year due to new laws introducing harsh media censorship, but news outside of the veil of the Russian government, including coverage of the war in Ukraine, continues to get through to those who are willing to look for it.

Andrey Zakharov, an investigative reporter working for BBC’s Russian-language service, left Russia months before the war on Ukraine began after he was deemed a “foreign agent” in October. Now in Europe, he continues to publish investigative reporting and posts news regularly...