Nastya Horpinchenko - attack 04.12.2024

Nastya Horpinchenko, a journalist for Slidstvo.info, sent letters of complaint about the subjects of her investigation — lawyers who helped their clients evade mobilization — to the qualification and disciplinary commissions of the bar in the Kyiv and Odesa regions. A post about this appeared on the official Slidstvo.info page on X.

Users began to leave comments under this post containing signs of sexism and hate speech, such as the words: “media whore,” “Soros grant-eater,” “animal,” and “filthy bitch.” There was also defamation online, including allegations of media financing by the presidential office, along with threats of physical violence against Nastya Horpinchenko.

For example:

• “This face needs a good brick. That’s the lawyer’s advise”
• “Such bitches do not deserve to live”
• “If I can do something bad to you – I will.”
• “She’s the system’s freebie, not a journalist. A whore who saves a million civil servants, policemen, thugs from performing direct official duty, an animal that robs our soldiers on the front line, because without busification, only a decent reward will save the army.”
• “A turncoat with a sheepish face”