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This morning, March 16, the occupiers fired on the TV tower of the RRT Concern in Vinnytsia. Broadcasting in the city is temporarily unavailable. This was reported in the state communication company «Derzhspets zvyazok».
«This night in Vinnytsia was restless. Alarm and rocket fire... An object was damaged. There are no victims. Rescuers are working on the spot,» – added Serhii Borzov, head of the Vinnytsia Regional State Administration.
Read also: Russian troops conducted an airstrike in Zhytomyr and damaged the TV tower near Rivne
Residents of Vinnytsia are reminded that currently, access to Ukrainian broadcasting is free in several ways:
On the satellite. Ukrainian TV channels are decoded on satellite. This means that access to broadcasting is free. You need a satellite receiver and a satellite dish to watch TV.
On Youtube. Most Ukrainian channels have their own Youtube channels. If you have fast internet, find the desired channel in the mobile application or on the web page on Youtube. If the internet speed is low, choose a lower resolution in the video settings (three dots at the top of the video – quality – 360p or 480p – this will suffice).
On OTT services. On the platforms YouTV, Sweet TV, Omega TV, MEGOGO, Kyivstar TV, Oll tv, access to Ukrainian television is now also free. Find the channel you want in your app or on your favourite platform’s web page.
In the state-owned «Diia» app, the «Services» section. To do this, you need to update the application. In addition, Ukrainian radio can be listened to via Internet radio: radioplayer.ua and in the application «Diia».
We will remind that near Rivne, the TV tower was damaged as a result of airstrike. It happened on March 14, at 05:20.
Translated by Vitalii Holich
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