Russian newspaper’s website crashes after publishing op-ed from journalist charged with treason

Hours after the newspaper Vedomosti published an op-ed by imprisoned journalist Ivan Safronov, the page hosting his text suddenly became inaccessible. Not long thereafter, Vedomosti's entire website crashed. According to communications director Guzel Khairetdinova, the newspaper is under DDoS attack. She told Meduza that the attack is targeting Vedomosti's entire website, not just a single text. "The whole site is down and our technical team is doing everything it can to restore it," she explained. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2021/07/23/russian-newspaper-s-website-crashes-after-publishing-op-ed-from-journalist-charged-with-treason