Movie.UA is providing its sequence on Ukrainian historical past and tradition "freed from cost" for broadcasters and streamers worldwide.
Movie.UA Group, Ukraine’s main manufacturing firm, is countering what it calls the propaganda of Russian President Vladimir Putin by granting TV broadcasters and streamers worldwide the rights to indicate Heritage, a documentary sequence celebrating the tradition, traditions and folks customs of Ukraine.
On Sunday, Movie.UA group uploaded a hyperlink to the sequence, together with a letter granting any broadcaster or platform the suitable to stream the sequence “freed from cost.” Every of the 26 episodes of Heritage focuses on a particular area of Ukraine, exploring its distinctive cultural historical past.
The transfer is available in response to false claims by Putin on Monday, forward of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine final week, that the Japanese European nation isn’t and has by no means been an actual nation. Putin argued that Ukraine was created by the Soviet Union below its first chief, Vladimir Lenin, regardless of overwhelming proof of Ukrainian tradition and historical past that predates the Soviet Union. Putin claimed as a substitute that Ukraine was part of Russia’s historic territory. “Ukraine for us is not only a neighboring nation. It's an integral a part of our personal historical past, tradition, religious area,” he stated, in what is outwardly an try to offer a historic justification for the invasion of a sovereign state.
“We oppose Putin’s propaganda, which denies Ukraine’s proper to exist, erases our historical past, appropriates our achievements in tradition, artwork, literature, and fills the worldwide data area with fakes in regards to the synthetic origins of the Ukrainian folks,” Movie.UA stated in an announcement. “Our historical past isn't solely historical but additionally steady and unending! It's traumatic, long-suffering, however so invincible and strong-willed! We rebuild it daily: in our every day lives, in our tradition, and in our existence itself.”
Ukrainian media corporations have banded collectively to assist the nation’s authorities within the wake of the Russian invasion. On Saturday, main Ukrainian information media teams 1+1 media, StarLightMedia, Media Group Ukraine and Inter Media Group pooled their sources to collectively broadcast a single 24/7 newscast known as the United Information carrying data on the battle from totally different areas of the nation. The group stated TV suppliers worldwide may carry the United Information sign, which is broadcast through satellite tv for pc on: Astra 4A at 4.8°E, transponder 12 130 (B22), polarization vertical, frequency 27500, FEC ¾. The group additionally known as on the nations worldwide to modify off or block Russian TV channels and information streams to forestall “toxic Russian propaganda” in regards to the battle from spreading.