Source: France 24 [French state media]
“Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday that it has opened criminal cases against foreign journalists for ‘illegally’ crossing the border between Ukraine and Russia’s Kursk region. The FSB said in a statement that the latest journalists to be investigated are Catherine Norris Trent from FRANCE 24 and Kurt Pelda from Switzerland’s CH Media. They are accused by the Russian authorities of having ‘illegally crossed the border into the Russian Federation in the Kursk region,’ according to the statement. Ukraine on August 6 mounted a surprise attack against the Kursk region, taking territory around the frontier town of Sudzha. Several foreign media reported from the area occupied by Kyiv’s forces.” (10/09/24)