The Monitoring mission of the Ministry of information policy of Ukraine has visited Siversk of Donetsk region, which is located about 30 km to the line of contact. Advisor to the Minister Oleksandr Brygynets (MP of Ukraine) has informed from the city that the signs of the recent war, in the form of ruined bridges, are the reminder of the threats experienced by local residents. "It's no secret that before the war the Russian TV channels were more popular in the city, says the mayor Andriy Chernyaev. Perhaps, that is why many residents have not uncovered hard anti-occupation policy, and did not come out to protect Ukraine. Now we have a very pro-Ukrainian information situation! There are 12 terrestrial Ukrainian TV channels, almost half of the homes have cable television, and half of the population, in a face of pensioners, have digital TV "T2" in the city.

Advisor to the Minister also has conducted a survey of local residents and notes that no one regrets regarding the absence of the Russian TV channels.

"Digital and cable television packages give local residents several dozen Ukrainian TV channels, people have a choice... Local authorities and residents are happy that there is something to watch, and there are plenty to choose from. In their opinion, the information space of Siversk, for the last year and a half, has become much richer and more pro-Ukrainian", - said Oleksandr Brygynets, stressing that the community is sure if the situation was like this before the war, everything would have been different.