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FreeDOM marathon exposed to cyberattacks from Russian Federation for several days

  • July 1, 2022
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Russian-language international broadcasting of Ukraine is subjected to cyber-attacks by the aggressor country in order to prevent the distribution of real information about the war in Ukraine to

Russian-language international broadcasting of Ukraine is subjected to cyber-attacks by the aggressor country in order to prevent the distribution of real information about the war in Ukraine to Russian-speaking audiences, preventing the functioning of the “FreeDOM” marathon.

This is stated in a comment to the International Ukrainian Platform for Foreign Languages ​​(IPIU) for mass media provided to Ukrinform.

State organization “Multimedia platform of foreign broadcasting of Ukraine”, which manages UA TV channels (Russian foreign broadcasting channel covering more than 60 countries of the world) and “Dom” (Russian broadcasting channel broadcasting in Russian). The channel was launched in 2020 for viewers in the temporarily occupied parts of Ukraine), for several days it was subjected to cyber attacks from the attacking country.”

MPIU reminded that the “FreeDOM” marathon is a daily television information project broadcast in Russian and produced by both “Media Group Ukraine” and partner TV channels “Ukraine 24”, “1+1 Medya”. Starlight News”, “Inter Media Group”.

The company appealed to the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine, the investigation is currently ongoing.

The SBU press service quoted the words of the SBU press service: “Cyber ​​attacks are part of the targeted efforts of the Russian Federation to influence the Ukrainian information space, spread fakes and wage a hybrid war”, stressing that cyberspace is another front of the war. Against Ukraine and the whole democratic world.

“UA TV channel provides millions of viewers around the world the right of access to unbiased information. By blocking the TV channel from operating, the aggressor country violates human rights, freedom of expression and the right to receive vital information about the situation in societies subjected to authoritarianism, dictatorship and violence by the state apparatus. Foreign Languages for highlighted.

Despite the multi-level attack on the Ukrainian foreign broadcasting TV channel in Russian, it was noted that the TV channel continued its satellite broadcasting in the offensive country, and the audience of the TV channel and the “FreeDOM” marathon continued to grow recently.

Source: Ukrinform

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