On 13 January 2026, journalists from independent media outlets Nakypilo and Dumka were initially prevented from filming the aftermath of a Russian strike on a logistics hub near Kharkiv, according to reporting by local and national Ukrainian sources. Reporters for Nakypilo and Dumka said that security guards at the logistics hub blocked their access to the site, hindering their ability to document the event and gather information for publication.
According to Dumka editor-in-chief Yuri Larin, while he and his colleague were prevented from accessing the location, guards allowed the entry of correspondents for Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne in Kharkiv, and initially refused to allow access to the Dumka journalists even after they pointed out this fact. Nakypilo correspondent Pavlo Pakhomenko reported that he had also not been allowed to report from the scene. All journalists were however later able to work from the area, following discussions with the management of the security company which guarded the premises.
The press service of Nova Post, the company which owns and runs the logistics hub near Kharkiv, later commented on the incident in a reply to an inquiry by the Institute of Mass Information (IMI), a Ukrainian press freedom NGO: Nova Post’s representatives apologised for the situation, all while claiming that issues occurred because the reporters did not access the premises through designated entry points.