Russia: Journalist Ekaterina Barabash apparently escaped from house arrest

A Russian journalist facing a prison sentence of up to ten years for spreading information about the military offensive in Ukraine has been declared in search and capture after fleeing house arrest, authorities have reported. The Moscow Federal Prison Service press office has confirmed that Ekaterina Barabash, “known as a foreign agent” according to the Russian news agency ‘TASS’, “has been declared in search and capture” by a decision taken thi…

Ekaterina Barabash had spoken critically about the Russian attack on Ukraine. That is what the Russian journalist is under house arrest. But the authorities obviously can't find her anymore.

Russian authorities are seeking Yekaterina Barabas because she dared to criticize the Russian army and could face up to 10 years in prison.