Naman Ramachandran The BBC is marking the 30 anniversary of its Ukrainian-speaking service as the Russian invasion of the country continues.
On June 1, 1992, the BBC started short- and medium-wave radio broadcasts for then newly independent Ukraine. Today, BBC News Ukraine operates via website bbc.ua, its YouTube channel, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Telegram, TikTok and Viber.
The BBC News Ukraine Monday to Friday TV news program is rebroadcast by Ukraine’s national TV channels Espreso, Priamyj and 5 Kanal.The Ukrainian service was the BBC’s first non-Russian language service for the post-Soviet states.
Initially based in London, with correspondents in Ukraine, the service then moved to digital platforms, primarily delivered from Kyiv.
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