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  • MIP: The situation with Ukrainian television signal on the right bank of the Sieviersky Donets has a steady trend towards improvement
    posted 29 February 2016 10:46

    Monitoring mission of the Ministry of information policy of Ukraine has analyzed the information situation in the village Svitlychne, Popasna district of Luhansk region. The village is located near the front line and the Sieviersky Donets’ ferry. Unfortunately, the village is remote and forgotten by volunteers.

    Until recently, people received the news only from the Ukrainian fighters here, but after installation of the transmitting equipment in this district provided by MIP, the villagers are already provided with the Ukrainian TV signal. In addition, Advisor to the Minister on ensuring TV and radio broadcasting Oleksandr Brygynets delivered the newspapers with the Ukrainian news to the citizens.

    Local residents also told Advisor that the Ukrainian news is popular on the other side of the front line. "Our neighbors on the other side of the front are watching the Ukrainian news and then calling to find out what of these is truth, because they don't trust anyone", - Advisor to the Minister repeated the words of the residents of the village Svitlychne.

    Recall that the Monitoring mission of MIP is constantly in ATO area, the aim of which is to study and reintegrate the information space of the east of the country. According to the results, every week, at the meeting of the Commission under MIP the appropriate decisions are made due to the collected information about the towns and villages in ATO zone. BRT Concern installs the transmitting equipment on places and, accordingly, the National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine provides the frequencies for the broadcasting of certain TV channels pursuant to the decisions.