Ukrinform

History

The state agency was established as the Bureau of Ukrainian Press (BUP) in 1918, yet since then it went through a series of reorganizations. During the Soviet period, it was associated with Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS).

• 1918 – Bureau of Ukrainian Press
• 1920 – All-Ukrainian bureau of the Russian Telegraph Agency (UkROSTA)
• 1921 – Radio-Telegraph Agency of Ukraine (RATAU)
• 1990 – Ukrainian National Informational Agency (UKRINFORM)
• 1996 – State Informational Agency of Ukraine (DINAU)
• 2000 – Ukrainian National Informational Agency (UKRINFORM)
• 2015 – Ukrinform became a part of the Multimedia Broadcasting Platform of Ukraine (UA|TV)
• 2018 – Ukrinform signed a co-operation agreement with the Athens–Macedonian News Agency (ANA) providing for an exchange of news items in all categories.
• 2025-02-25 - Tetiana Kulyk, editor-in-chief of the multimedia department and the host of patriotic Nation of Invincibles project, was killed in a night-time drone attack by Russia on her home

Outlook

Ukrinform's main objectives are the coverage of public policy and public life in Ukraine and providing information to government bodies; according to a Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine from February 19, 1997 the agency carries out its activities independently of political parties and public organizations.

Per day Ukrinform issues reports in English, German, Ukrainian, Polish, French, Spanish, Japanese. Ukrinform delivers information to the media, TV channels, radio stations, official establishments and local governments, foreign embassies and Ukrainian diplomatic missions abroad and foreign media. In March 2022, the Institute of Mass Information recommended Ukrinform as a reliable and trustworthy media outlet.

Television

FREEДОМ (formerly UATV) is a Russian-language television news channel with focus on the Russo-Ukrainian War. It is transmitted live on its website, via satellite, and through cable television operators. It has content in English on YouTube. Prior to its temporary closure in January 2020, the channel also broadcast in English, Ukrainian, Crimean Tatar and Arabic.

References

References

1. [http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=148&listid=66334 Ukrainian National News Agency UKRINFORM celebrates its 90th anniversary], [[National Radio Company of Ukraine]] (May 15, 2008)
2. [http://www.kmu.gov.ua/control/en/publish/article?art_id=13256968&cat_id=32740 On March 1 the national news agency Ukrinform launched Ukraine's first Internet radio service], [[Government of Ukraine]] (March 2, 2005)
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10. . (2025-02-26). ["Ukrinform journalist Tetiana Kulyk killed in Russian drone attack on Kyiv region"](https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3964646-ukrinform-journalist-tetiana-kulyk-killed-in-russian-drone-attack-on-kyiv-region.html). *Ukrinform*.
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16. (14 December 2021). ""DOM" AND UATV GOT 362 MILLION HRIVNYAS FOR NEXT YEAR". Institute of Mass Information.
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