Tavria TV is a Russian television and radio company in Kherson Oblast that is one of the three largest Russian media outlets broadcasting in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.[1][2]

Tavria TV
Programming
Language(s)Russian
Links
Websitetavria.tv

History edit

Tavria TV was founded in 2022 after the temporary Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast by the Russian Armed Forces. The general director and creator of the channel was Yevgeny Prigozhin's associate and propagandist[3][4] Alexander Malkevich.[5][6][7]

In August 2022, it was reported that Ismail Abdullaiev, who previously headed the Oplot TV [Wikidata] channel in the DPR, became the head of the channel.[8][9][10]

In October 2022, the channel was evacuated from Kherson to Henichesk due to the retreat of Russian forces from the right bank of the Dnieper.[11] On October 20, during the evacuation, many TV channel employees were injured when they came under fire. Of the 4 people killed during the shelling, at least two people were Tavria TV employees.[12][13][better source needed]

References edit

  1. ^ "«Так же поступали фашисты, когда выпускали боевые листки». Российская пропаганда на новооккупированных территориях". Крым.Реалии (in Russian). 2023-05-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  2. ^ Walker, Shaun; Sauer, Pjotr (2022-08-27). "'Tavriya TV will promote happiness and love': Russia opens station in occupied Kherson". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  3. ^ "Investigation of the mysterious Alexander Malkevich, Kremlin propagandist in Ukraine | RSF". rsf.org. 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  4. ^ "США ввели санкции против Громова, Малькевича и других людей и компаний. Что о них известно". The Insider (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  5. ^ "В Херсоне «администратором» пропагандистского телеканала стала уборщица". 2022-09-13. Archived from the original on 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  6. ^ "Соратнику Пригожина грозит до 12 лет за коллаборационизм – СБУ". Крым.Реалии (in Russian). 2023-06-17. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  7. ^ "Ukraine war: Teens used to report Russian propaganda". 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  8. ^ "SSU notifies suspicion to Prigozhin's associate who launched russian TV channel in temporarily occupied Kherson region". SSU. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  9. ^ "Пропагандист из "ДНР" возглавил созданный в оккупированном Херсоне телеканал "Таврия"". ФОКУС (in Russian). 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  10. ^ "Соратнику Пригожина грозит до 12 лет за коллаборационизм – СБУ". Крым.Реалии (in Russian). 2023-06-17. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  11. ^ "Соратнику Пригожина грозит до 12 лет за коллаборационизм – СБУ". Крым.Реалии (in Russian). 2023-06-17. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  12. ^ "Two staff members of Tavria TV company killed in Kiev's shelling of Kherson ferry". tass.com. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  13. ^ "Украина ударила по переправе через Днепр. Погибли 4 человека". Русская служба The Moscow Times (in Russian). 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2024-04-26.

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