Belarus 24 ( be, Беларусь-24) is the state television and radio channel of
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
.
It was launched on 1 February 2005. It broadcasts primarily in
Russian language
Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European langua ...
programmes of other Belarusian state TV channels
Belarus 1
Belarus 1 ( be, Беларусь 1) is a state-owned television channel in Belarus.
It is the oldest television channel in the country. The channel is on air from 6:00 am to 2:00 am on the next day, in contrast with most public channels in Europ ...
, Belarus 2, Belarus 3 and Belarus 5.
On 1 January 2013, Belarus TV was renamed Belarus 24.
On 10 June 2021 the channel was banned in
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
for allegedly inciting hostility and spreading misinformation about Ukraine.
[The Belarusian state TV channel has been banned in Ukraine]
Ukrayinska Pravda
''Ukrainska Pravda'' ( uk, Українська правда, lit=Ukrainian Truth) is a Ukrainian online newspaper founded by Georgiy Gongadze on 16 April 2000 (the day of the Ukrainian constitutional referendum). Published mainly in Ukraini ...
(10 June 2021)
References
External links
Official website
Television stations in Belarus
Television channels and stations established in 2005
Mass media in Minsk
Censorship in Ukraine
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