Yeah The Intercept has had a curious history of saying things that benefit Russian foreign policy for a very long time now. Of course limiting access to the front lines of an active war is reasonable, especially when the environment and population are incredibly fluid. (This isn’t America vs the Viet Cong in 1970, this is people’s nephews vs their uncles and everyone’s got a smart phone in their pocket.)

Yeah there’s plenty of good reasons to care about their safety. I mean zalensky isn’t a billionaire with a submarine.

Agreed. Journos can leak important info, whether through carelessness or something more nefarious. Ukraine’s superior military intelligence has been their biggest asset, keeping Russia in the dark, as much as possible, is paramount.