The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech reports 21 documented deaths of media representatives.
The press service of the Parliament reported this.
"We express our sincere condolences to the families of the victims. We demand a global response to the crimes committed by the Russian occupiers in Ukraine, including the killing of free media representatives," the deputies said.
The relevant committee members called on law enforcement agencies to carefully document crimes against journalists.
"Information is a weapon. And journalists, as soldiers of the information front, make their invaluable contribution to our victory. But the war does not distinguish between nationalities or languages," the statement said.
Since 24 February of this year occupiers killed:
Pierre Zakrzewski
Olexandra Kuvshynova
Olexander Lytkin
Pavlo Lee
Serhiy Pushchenko
Yevhenii Sakun
Brent Anthony Renaud
Oksana Baulina
Dilerbek Shakirov
Victor Dedov
Victor Dudar
Lilia Humyanova
Yuriy Oliynyk
Oleh Yakunin
Maxim Levin
Mantas Kvedaravičius
Serhiy Zaikovskyy
Denys Kotenko
Yevhen Bal
Roman Nezhyborets
Zoreslav Zamoyskyy.
"Those guilty of this and other crimes will be brought to the strictest responsibility," the people's deputies stressed.