MOSCOW — Russia’s media regulator Roskomnadzor blocks access to at least a dozen more media websites on Wednesday, in a crackdown online that sharply escalated after President Vladimir Putin sent in troops to Ukraine.
Their websites were listed as blocked by Roskomnadzor.
These include award-winning investigation website Bellingcat and several Russian regional websites, like Permdaily.ru.
Two Russian-language media based in Israel, where there is a large Russian-speaking community, are blocked: the 9 TV Channel Israel and Vesti Israel.
An independent media outlet covering the Russian North Caucasus, Kavkazki Uzel, as well as some media websites based in Ukraine and Estonia are also inaccessible.
Russia has restricted access to an increasing number of independent media outlets since it launched its Ukraine military campaign, and has blocked access to global tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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