The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Terror Defense Speaker who threatened Russian journalists was suspended
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The command of the territorial defense forces of the armed forces of Ukraine (AFU) suspended its official transgender representative Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, according to a message from the department on the social network X.
“Sergeant Ashton-Cirillo’s statements in recent days have not been approved by the STO command and the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the statement said. It also said that Ukrainian defense forces “comply with international humanitarian law” in relation to the enemy.
The command will conduct an internal investigation and take appropriate measures. Pending its results, Ashton-Cirillo will be immediately removed from office, Terror Defense clarified.
September 15 Russian Foreign Ministry expressed outrage over statements by American transgender Ashton-Cirillo. As the ministry noted, in her statement, the speaker of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Terror Defense Committee made direct calls for the murder of employees of Russian media and organizations covering the conflict in Ukraine.
The Chairman of the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, ordered that Ashton-Cirillo’s statements be checked “for the presence of threats against Russian journalists”; based on the results of the check, a legal assessment will be given.
September 19, press service of the capital’s prosecutor’s office reported, that a criminal case has been opened regarding death threats against Channel One correspondent Vladislav Shurygin. An unknown person called the journalist and during the conversation said that he was a “gunner” and was preparing to launch an unmanned aerial vehicle at the military correspondent’s residence address.
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