Key facts
- The journalists said the appeal was a desperate attempt to warn colleagues that the war in Ukraine is still raging.
- They said Russia's campaign against Ukraine's energy and water grids had caused prolonged power outages and cut water supplies.
- The journalists urged foreign colleagues to prevent politicians from lifting sanctions and from allowing Russia to rebuild its strength.
- They criticized coverage that called strikes on Russian oil refineries madness and a disgrace.
- In October, US President Donald Trump waived key sanctions against Russia and announced a diesel deal with Moscow, the report said.
Ukrainian journalists appealed to their international colleagues on November 2, 2026, to keep Russian aggression in the spotlight and to urge their leaders not to appease Moscow, according to a report by The Kyiv Independent.
In a video address, the journalists said every morning in Ukraine begins with checking whether family and friends are still alive, and described the appeal as a desperate attempt to warn foreign colleagues. They said cities across Ukraine face Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure that kill and injure civilians daily, and that a Russian campaign against energy and water grids has caused prolonged power outages and deprived cities of water.
The journalists warned against distortion of facts and against underestimating the threat Moscow poses beyond Ukraine. They criticized coverage describing strikes on Russian oil refineries as madness and a disgrace, asking whether killing people with ballistic missiles is not a disgrace and whether destroying bridges, schools and hospitals is not madness.