“We call on all responsible governments and relevant international bodies to condemn the Kiev regime’s terrorist acts and to speak out publicly against the Ukrainian army’s attacks,” she wrote in a statement posted on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website.

Zakharova noted that the silence of international officials on the matter would mean their approval of the methods Ukraine uses.

“The silence of international officials on these crimes will mean their support for the Kiev regime and approval of its attacks. Those who made attempts on the lives of Russian journalists must be identified and deservedly punished,” she urged.

By shooting at unarmed war correspondents, journalists, cameramen and photographers, Ukrainian nationalists are determined to hide the truth about their egregious violations of international humanitarian law and their atrocities against civilians, the spokeswoman denounced.

On Friday, the film crew of Russia’s Channel 1 television was attacked by Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region, injuring cameraman Yuri Sholmov.

Russia’s Investigative Committee found that Ukrainian forces dropped an explosive device from a drone on Channel 1 journalists preparing a report in the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region.

Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko called the attack on the journalists an act of terrorism and said a criminal case had already been opened.

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