Distinctly, the editorial staff claimed to have received an eviction notice forcing it to leave its historic premises in Moscow from November 9, while the system which allowed it to receive donations was blocked, which deprived it"entirely"of funding.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the newspaper, which clearly opposed the military campaign, has been subjected to numerous pressures from those in power.
This decision comes as the system allowing the newspaper to receive donations has been blocked, completely depriving it of funding and making it impossible for it to continue its work.
By March 2022, paper publication had already ceased, although the editorial staff continued to distribute content online despite an increasingly repressive climate.
“Thirty years of a life shared with the country and its citizens will end, leaving us on the streets, without means of existence, under the constant threat of repression,” the editorial staff said in a press release, before concluding tersely: “They killed us.”.
As of March 2022, it had ceased its paper publication but continued to publish content online.
The editorial staff declared:"They killed us.".