They reported that television and radio signals from Russia and Belarus will be blocked in nine regions of Ukraine using technical measures. The Ukrainian Judicial and Legal Gazette provided the update. (Source: Ukrainian Judicial and Legal Gazette)
To fund this initiative, the government will allocate 152 million hryvnia from the state budget reserve fund to establish a system designed to block broadcasts from the Russian Federation, Belarus, and the unrecognized territory of Transnistria. (Source: Ukrainian Judicial and Legal Gazette)
Officials stated that the funds will be used to purchase and install signal-blocking equipment that targets channels originating from Russia, Belarus, and Transnistria. The goal is to reduce the reach of broadcasts deemed undesirable for national security and public order. (Source: Ukrainian Judicial and Legal Gazette)
The deployment is scheduled across Vinnitsa, Volyn, Zhytomyr, Kiev, Odessa, Rivne, Sumy, Kharkov, and Chernigov regions, all of which share borders with Belarus, Russia, or Transnistria. The selection of these regions reflects a strategic approach to manage cross-border signal leakage and to reinforce regional resilience against external influence. (Source: Ukrainian Judicial and Legal Gazette)
Separately, there has been public discussion about Telegram as a communications platform. A recent roundtable on Ukrainian journalism, organized by the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Expression, explored the possibility of banning Telegram and considered practical avenues for such a move. Participants emphasized the importance of balancing freedom of expression with national security concerns, and they recognized the technical and logistical challenges involved. (Source: Roundtable proceedings on Ukrainian journalism)
In another regional context, previous discussions in Somalia touched on restricting access to Telegram, TikTok, and the 1xBet platform, illustrating how different nations wrestle with digital information controls and platform governance in response to security and societal considerations. (Source: Regional policy discussions)