The administration of the Uglegorsk district of Sakhalin liquidated the municipal publishing house that published the city newspaper Uglegorskiye Novosti. The newspaper itself reported this; Only two of the six members voted yes.
“However, Vice Mayor [Sergei] Beletsky for some reason declared his right to a decisive vote. And he publicly announced that the decision to liquidate the UIA Adopted by the Supervisory Board,” Uglegorskiye Novosti added.
In July 2021, the administration of Uglegorsk fired the editor-in-chief newspapers to Zinaid Makarov. When 18 employees left the newspaper after her, officials suggested that Makarova return.
Makarova said she lost her position because of critical materials about a large coal mining company, Vostochnaya Mining Company. Journalists then wrote about water pollution in the Uglegorka River and the collapse of a dump of dug rock into the river. The previous mayor of the city, Sergei Doroshchuk, explained Makarova's dismissal with financial claims against the newspaper. «1» />We wanted «only beautiful information». On Sakhalin, officials disrupted the release of the city newspaper and fired the editor-in-chief