Swedish television channel SVT apologized for showing the “wrong” story from Kherson, where residents of the city received a Russian passport, after complaints from viewers. Journalists of the TV channel, as part of their material, cited Ukrainian citizens who, with tears of joy, received a Russian passport. This presentation angered the Swedes, who accused the channel’s management of making Russian propaganda. Journalists were also accused of taking photos and videos from Russian sources, as the TV channel’s film crew did not arrive in the area.
The story aired as part of the Interview program on July 28. Journalists showed several residents of Kherson crying with joy and happiness after receiving the passport of a Russian citizen. They swore allegiance to Russia to the sounds of the anthem.
“The material for the article was provided by the Reuters news agency. The material was filmed by their own crews in the area, where they could shoot anything they wanted, not under the supervision of the Russian army. But since the material raises questions, it was necessary to clearly indicate the source, ”the author said.
out of party agenda
In the material of the newspaper Smålandsposten thinkThat the SVT report looked “exactly like Russian propaganda.” They also believe that the channel’s material was not put in the “correct context”. It is stated that “the viewer is not given a chance to understand what he/she sees or whether it is representative of what he/she sees”.
“If such a report is published, it must be put in the right context and answered simple questions: How many residents of the city have applied for Russian citizenship? Did they do it of their own free will? How were people loyal to Ukraine treated? – says the article.
It was recorded that 47 complaints about the TV channel were received to the Swedish Radio and Television Inspection Board.
Access data
July 11, Deputy Head of Administration of the Kherson Region Ekaterina Gubareva reportedMore than 10 thousand residents of the Kherson region received Russian passports. The first passports began to be issued on 11 June.
“More than 10 thousand residents of the Kherson region have already received passports. This means – today’s murder of Novaya Kakhovka, sabotage in Kherson – this is the death of the Russians on their land, ”she wrote on her Telegram channel.
Gubareva noted that each arrival of a bullet in the territory of Kherson is another point of no return to Ukraine. “We are on our own land! Being a referendum! We will be able to build a Russian paradise instead of a Ukrainian hell,” he said. He also said that new branches of the Russian Pension Fund continue to be opened in the region. To get paid, you need to come to the office with a passport and a pension certificate, residents will receive a pension of 10 thousand rubles salary is paid – average for Ukraine There is also a plan to start mail.
Head of the city administration of Kherson Alexander Kobets at the end of May knowledgeableHe said that after February 24, pro-Ukrainian protests were recorded in the city, but did not lead to anything. So, on February 27, on Svoboda Square in Kherson, about 150 people went to protest, but with the appearance of law enforcement officers, the townspeople went home.
“The protests were local and expected. But they did not turn into some kind of mass movements in the city, yes, there are those who oppose it. However, Kherson is a city where 90-95% of the population speaks only Russian. In recent years, in all areas – education, medicine, law, the Ukrainian language has dominated, moreover, it has been “modernized on its knees”, riveted with words from other languages to simply tear people away from their own language. roots,” he said.
Ukraine recalls
On the morning of August 4, it became known that the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out a missile attack on Kherson, the air defense system (AD) was activated. reflected.
“The air defense hit everything. They shot a lot, but they shot them all. Perhaps they tried to bombard the bridge, but the air defense system worked, the bridges and infrastructure were not hit, ”said Kirill Stremousov, head of the Kherson regional administration.
Previously, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had repeatedly opened fire on the Kherson region. Thus, during the shelling on the night of July 26-27, the Antonovsky bridge was damaged. On July 11, a hydroelectric power station was hit in Novaya Kakhovka, after which seven people were killed and 70 injured. It is reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down from the American MLRS HIMARS.
Then the UN condemned the actions of the Ukrainian army. “We are against the bombing of civilian infrastructure,” said Farhan Haq, UN Deputy Secretary-General.