The Russian government has been blocking news outlets since the beginning of the invasion on February 24 to prevent accurate reports on the war. After issuing an order on reporting news from official sources only, they have blocked Echo of Moscow (Эхо Москвы), Rain TV (Дождь), TV-2 in Tomsk, Znak.com, Meduza (blocked in Russia only), and some others. Some of them continue their work on YouTube and other channels.