[4] Following the outlawing of NewsOne late February 2021,[5] Panchenko moved to its successor The First Independent TV Channel.

[14] In October 2023, the SBU announced that it was carrying out a pre-trial investigation into Panchenko, suspecting her of high treason committed under martial law.

By twisting facts to conform to the official Russian narrative, she pollutes the information space with falsehoods about Ukraine and other international subjects that interest Russia.

RSF condemns the manipulative actions of this Russian propaganda agent, who compromises the right to reliable information."

[17] In return, Panchenko called on Reporters Without Borders to be honest, accusing them of being funded by governments and functioning as a PR agency.