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IN BRIEF: Foreign Ministry statement on retaliatory strikes, bans by Western media

TASS · · 278 words
Delegitimization of Opposition Figures Russian Military Retaliation Western Media Censorship

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova claims that Western media outlets are suppressing reports from Starobelsk. She also announced an upcoming statement regarding retaliatory strikes against Kiev and criticized Belarusian politician Svetlana Tikhanovskaya for visiting Kiev.

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4 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Several Western correspondents have been barred by their editorial offices from publishing materials from Starobelsk”
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The claim is attributed to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova in one web search result. While the result mentions the claim, there are no other independent news organizations corroborating that editorial offices actually barred these correspondents; it is a statement from a single official source.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Western is a genre of fiction typically set in the American frontier (commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the "Wild West") between the California Gold Rush of 1849 and the closing of the fro…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_(genre)
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web search NEUTRAL — At Western Washington University, small classes and personal faculty connections open big doors. Explore hands-on research, prep for grad school, or launch your career—all in a setting where the Salis…
https://www.wwu.edu/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 16, 2026 · western, a genre of novels and short stories, motion pictures, and television and radio shows that are set in the American West, usually in the period from the 1850s to the end of the 1…
https://www.britannica.com/art/western
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“the ministry will soon issue a special statement on Russian retaliatory strikes against Kiev, which will include a detailed warning to foreign diplomatic corps”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the Russian language, the Russian Embassy in Kyiv, and the general 2022 invasion. None of the provided sources mention a specific upcoming statement from the ministry regarding retaliatory strikes or warnings to the diplomatic corps.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Embassy of Russia in Kyiv was the diplomatic mission of Russia to Ukraine. The chancery was located at 27 Povitroflotskyi Prospekt in Ukraine's capital Kyiv.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_Russia,_Kyiv
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Міністерство закордонних справ України, romanized: Ministerstvo zakordonnych sprav Ukrainy, IPA: [min⁽ʲ⁾iˈstɛrstwo zɐkorˈdɔnːɪx ˈsprɑu̯ ʊkrɐˈjinɪ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_of…
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“Italian correspondents... say the information is being blocked”
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One web search result mentions the 'Editor-in-chief of the Italian edition of International Reporters' in the context of Starobelsk, and another mentions Maria Zakharova's claim about blocked information. However, there is no independent corroboration from a second news organization confirming that Italian correspondents specifically reported their information was being blocked.
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web search NEUTRAL — 11 hours ago ... ... their editors not to report on the incident, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Monday. We are seeing direct ...
https://www.nampa.org/text/22934702
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web search NEUTRAL — 17 hours ago ... " Editor-in-chief of the Italian edition of International Reporters ... was hit by drones during the attack, the news outlet Suspilne reported.
https://www.facebook.com/RussianEmbassyKenya/posts/-foreign-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ... The President ordered the Ministry of Defense to present options for responding to the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attack on Starobelsk.
https://www.facebook.com/WIONews/posts/visuals-released-by-r…
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“Belarusian opposition politician Svetlana Tikhanovskaya... coming to Kiev”
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Two independent sources confirm Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's visit to Kyiv: Euronews and liveuamap.com.
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web search NEUTRAL — 'Attacks, blackmail and threats'. Tikhanovskaya's visit came the day after French President Emmanuel Macron spoke by phone with Lukashenko about the war in Ukraine. It was the two leaders' first call …
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/25/belarus-opposi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was in the running to become President of Belarus. She was forced to flee the country after Alexander Lukashenko declared a landslide ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ-TaSIxB3c
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web search NEUTRAL — Svitlana Tikhanovskaya arrived on her first visit to Kyiv.1 person killed, 5 wounded as result of Russian airstrike in Druzhkivka. Number of people wounded in Russian missile strikes in Kyiv increased…
https://liveuamap.com/en/2026/25-may-10-russia-threatens-wit…
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