Wall Street Journal Reporter Arrested in Yekaterinburg: The Reason Is Known

A Wall Street Journal correspondent, Evan Gershkovich, has been arrested in Yekaterinburg. According to intelligence sources, the American was "collecting information on one of the Russian defense industry's enterprises that contains state secrets on behalf of the US." This information has been reported by kommersant.ru.

“Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Yekaterinburg, and a espionage case has been initiated. On behalf of the United States, he was gathering information about a Russian defense industry enterprise that contains state secrets,” explained the Federal Security Service. The agency clarified that the journalist was engaged in "illegal activities" in Yekaterinburg, which have been successfully "suppressed."

PR specialist Yaroslav Shirshikov, who met with Evan Gershkovich the day before, insists that the journalist arrested in Yekaterinburg was "studying public sentiment towards the Wagner private military company."