“May 3 is World Press Freedom Day. In Russia, it does not exist. Helsingin Sanomat is blocked on the territory of the Russian Federation. However, we have come up with a very original way to tell the truth about the war to Russian youth. Unlike many media outlets, computer games are not yet banned in Russia,” they write.

The room became available on May 2. It is stylized as a typical neighborhood in a post-Soviet city. In one of the basements, under the eternal flame, the walls feature reports in Russian made by the publication’s war correspondents in Ukraine.

Counter-Strike is one of the most popular games in the world. According to various estimates, three to four million people play it in Russia, mostly young people. Since the release of the Helsingin Sanomat room, it has been opened more than two thousand times. Information about it continues to spread.