# Claim 589

Safronov worked as a military correspondent for Kommersant and Vedomosti before the charges.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: Safronov worked as a military correspondent for Kommersant and Vedomosti before the charges.
- Field: scope_of_action
- Value: 2019 reporting on jet sales to Egypt
- About: [incident 2022-russia-safronov-treason-sentence](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2022-russia-safronov-treason-sentence)
- Source: CPJ dismayed by 22-year sentence for Russian journalist Ivan Safronov. https://cpj.org/2022/09/cpj-dismayed-by-22-year-sentence-for-russian-journalist-ivan-safronov/
- Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2022-09-05

## Quotation from the source

> Safronov worked as a military correspondent for Kommersant and Vedomosti newspapers.

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