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OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Condemns Russian Missile Attack on Ukrainian Foreign Broadcasting Channels

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Condemns Russian Missile Attack on Ukrainian Foreign Broadcasting Channels

Published: 7 Apr / 2025 20:10

Consequences of the shelling of the State Enterprise “MPIU”. Photo: uatv.ua

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Jan Bratu, condemned the Russian missile attack on the capital of Ukraine, which destroyed the buildings housing the editorial offices of the state-owned Multimedia Broadcasting Platform of Ukraine channels – FREEDOM, Dim, UATVEnglish, The Gaze, UATVEspaño, UATVArabic, UATVPortuguês, the digital editorial office, and service departments.

In a statement by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, published on his page on the social network X, it is said that Russia’s targeted strikes on Ukrainian broadcasting channels are an unacceptable violation of international humanitarian law.

“Russia’s recent missile strikes targeted the offices of Ukrainian broadcasting channels – FREEDOM, Dim, UATV English, The Gaze, UATV Español, UATV Arabic, UATV Português – and caused serious damage. Targeted attacks on media infrastructure, which are civilian objects under International Humanitarian Law (IHL), are unacceptable and violate IHL and OSCE commitments,” the statement said.

Jan Bratu emphasized that commitments to the safety of journalists and media infrastructure must be fulfilled.

“I condemn such targeted attacks and call for full compliance with international humanitarian law and OSCE commitments,” said the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.

As previously reported, as a result of a Russian ballistic missile attack in Kyiv on the night of April 6, buildings housing the editorial offices of the state-owned Multimedia Broadcasting Platform of Ukraine suffered significant damage. In particular, the buildings that housed the editorial offices of the channels FREEDOM, Dim, UATV English, The Gaze, UATV Español, UATV Arabic, UATV Português, the digital editorial office, and service departments were almost completely destroyed and rendered unusable after the previous Russian shelling on February 12.