On 31 July 2022, the building in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv which houses a branch of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) was shelled. The building, which also houses local media outlets and the city’s printing house, was seriously damaged. The office is located in Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine. The International and European Federations of Journalists said the fire which damaged the building came from Russia military forces. According to NUJU, an IFJ affiliate, several weeks were needed to carry out checks and assess the damage following the rocket attack, which took place at night on 31 July. No injuries were reported among the union staff and journalists who were not present in the building at the time of the shelling. Photographs show the total destruction of the Kharkiv NUJU branch’s property. Sergiy Tomilenko, president of the NUJU, said: “We condemn the crimes of the Russian occupiers against journalists. At the same time, we admire the courage of the Kharkiv reporters who continue to work.”