At least 12 journalists have been killed covering the war in Ukraine, and CPJ is investigating the deaths of at least three other journalists to determine if they were work-related. Scores more have faced shelling, shooting, and detention as they work to provide vital information about the invasion. In Russia, journalists have been detained and threatened during Moscow’s crackdown on independent media, and many have fled the country. CPJ has called for the protection of Ukrainian journalists, along with the international reporters and media workers who join them in covering the conflict, and asked Ukraine to exempt them from compulsory military service.