Espreso. Global

Propagandist Simonyan calling to kill Ukrainian children served suspicion notice

1 April, 2024 Monday
17:21

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) served a notice of suspicion in absentia to propagandist Margarita Simonyan, who spreads Kremlin narratives and called for the mass murder of Ukrainian children last December

client/title.list_title

This is reported by the SBU.

"The Security Service has documented new crimes by Russian propagandist Margarita Simonyan, who called for the genocide of Ukrainians. The suspect heads the Kremlin's international mouthpiece, RT TV channel, and is a member of Putin's media pool," the statement says

According to the investigation, Simonyan was one of the first to support the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and Russian war crimes.

Her documented crimes include public calls for the mass murder of Ukrainian children in December 2023, repeatedly advocating for the continuation of missile and bomb attacks on the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine. The propagandist spreads the Kremlin's narratives on Russian TV channels and through "author's" posts on her Telegram channel.

The SBU also emphasizes the participation of the defendant in a television program by another Russian propagandist, Vladimir Solovyov.

"Based on the evidence collected, the SBU investigators served Simonyan a new notice of suspicion under four articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: Part 2 of Art. 442 (genocide); Part 2 of Art. 110 (encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine); Art. 436 (war propaganda); Part 3 of Art. 436-2 (justification, recognition as lawful, denial of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, glorification of its participants)," the SBU said.

Since the suspect is hiding from justice in Russia, comprehensive measures are being taken to bring her to justice.

The Security Service reminded that Simonyan had already been notified of suspicion for encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine in March last year.

Who is Simonyan?

One of Putin's main and most famous propagandists, 43-year-old Margarita Simonyan is the editor-in-chief of RT TV channel, the international news agency Rossiya Segodnya, and the Sputnik news agency.

She began her career as a propagandist by covering the Chechen war in the right light, of course. She continued to cover the Beslan tragedy. At the beginning of the noughties, Simonyan moved to Moscow and very quickly became part of the presidential pool of journalists.

Obviously, she demonstrated remarkable abilities in the field of propaganda, which allowed her to head the newly created Russia Today channel at the age of 25. Every day, year after year, Simonyan lies about almost everything: she distorts facts, manipulates, distorts, silences, presents everything in the way the authorities want it to be presented, and receives huge amounts of money for it. Moreover, she not only receives money for her propaganda work, she also actively steals it from the pockets of Russian taxpayers.

Since January 7, 2023, Simonyan has been under NSDC sanctions for her anti-Ukrainian activities. Since 2022, Armenia has declared her persona non grata for her propaganda statements and banned her from entering the Republic of Armenia.

On March 11, 2022, Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova announced that she had served a notice of suspicion to Russian propagandist Margarita Simonyan.

Tags:
Read also:
  • News
2025, Wednesday
15 January
10:51
Ukraine reports 170 clashes at front, repels 70 Russian attacks in Pokrovsk sector
10:30
Exclusive
Conscription age in Ukraine may be lowered if partners boost military aid - MP Kniazhytskyi
10:12
Drones target distillery near military training ground in Russia's Tambov region
09:54
Russia's massive missile attack targets critical infrastructure in western Ukraine
09:35
Russia loses 1,580 soldiers, nearly 400 pieces of equipment in one day of war in Ukraine
2025, Tuesday
14 January
21:40
Exclusive
Trump to nullify International Criminal Court warrant by meeting with Putin - expert
21:25
Zelenskyy releases video showing interrogation of captured North Korean soldier
21:10
South Korea ready to take DPRK soldiers captured by Ukraine
20:52
OPINION
Biden took the “safe route”
20:30
NATO starts Baltic Sentry mission, Tusk announces increased presence
20:07
46% of Ukrainians prioritize NATO membership over EU accession – KIIS survey
19:46
Exclusive
“Breaking new ground”: Defense Express on Ukraine’s largest strike on Russian military targets
19:25
Updated
Ukrainian Air Force technicians report mass transfers to infantry; General Staff responds
19:06
Volker expects “decisive approach” in Trump’s Ukraine policy
18:45
Depletion of Russian air defense exposes rear regions to strikes
18:24
Ukrainian exports entered 16 new markets in 2024
17:59
Slovak opposition to call no-confidence vote against Fico government over shift to Russia
17:38
Russia’s military aviation: What happens to 1,100 aircraft not in combat over Ukraine?
17:13
Ukraine may cease to exist in 2025, negotiations should be with U.S., says Putin's aide. Ukraine responds
16:52
Military exercises in Gomel District, Belarus, pose no threat to Ukraine – SBGS
16:34
Ukraine sets up 36 working groups to prepare for EU membership negotiations
16:14
Russian "court" sentences seven Ukrainian POWs involved in Kursk operation
16:03
Updated
Ukraine launches massive strike on Russian military targets, up to 1,100 km deep
15:57
Russian agents exploit families of Ukrainian POWs for sabotage
15:37
Exclusive
'Trump is unpredictable but farsighted': VOA's Myroslava Gongadze on Greenland controversy
15:16
Russian oil tankers stalled as U.S. sanctions bite
14:52
Ukraine's largest long-range strike to date hits key Russian military and industrial sites
14:38
Ukraine exports almost $25 billion worth of goods to EU in 2024
14:17
OPINION
Mobilization of 18-year-olds: the West's excuses for its own failures
13:50
Exclusive
From Bryansk to Kazan: Ukraine targets Russian defense industry with precision strikes
13:31
OPINION
Biden in his last presidency days finishes off Russian economy
13:03
Review
Ukraine receives world's most advanced self-propelled gun from Germany: Column by Serhiy Zgurets
12:42
Exclusive
Challenges in Kursk region now are future challenges for Seoul – military expert Selezniov
12:23
OPINION
Fico, Szijjártó, and Orbán use "gas" statements to portray Ukraine as unreliable. Vitaly Portnikov column
11:53
Ukraine repels 77 Russian attacks near Pokrovsk, 166 clashes along frontline
11:36
Exclusive
All border settlements with Russia destroyed: Ukrainian border guard on Sumy situation
11:12
Exclusive
China builds icebreaking navy: expert Lakiychuk on Arctic struggle
10:53
Russian troops cut two roads in Donetsk to push Ukrainian forces from Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad — ISW
10:33
Germany's Defense Minister Pistorius makes unannounced visit to Kyiv
10:14
Biden and Zelenskyy highlight historic U.S. presidential visit to Ukraine in new video
More news