Russia-24 (russian: Россия-24) is a
state-owned
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Russian-language news channel from
Russia. It covers major national and international events as well as focuses on domestic issues. It is owned by
VGTRK.
History
The broadcast began January 1, 2007 in
Russia, February 7 on the West Coast of the
United States, May 19, 2008 in
Serbia, and October 9, 2008 in
Kyrgyzstan. VGTRK Crimea started broadcasting on March 10, 2014.
The editor-in-chief of the channel is Evgeny Bekasov (since 2012).
The channel ostensibly aims to give a broad and impartial
outline of life in all of
Russia’s regions from its
European
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exclave of
Kaliningrad to
Vladivostok in the
Far East. The channel was named ''Vesti'' until 1 January 2010, when the public-owned VGTRK rebranded its channels.
Russia 24 was banned in
Ukraine, the
United Kingdom, and the
EU as a result of the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
. The channel falsely claimed that the
Bucha massacre was staged and suggested that footage of actors placing mannequins on a film set in
St. Petersburg were Ukrainian soldiers using the mannequins to "pass it off as a corpse".
United Kingdom and Australia imposed sanctions against
Evgeniy Poddubny
Evgeniy Poddubny (russian: Евгений Евгеньевич Поддубный aka Evgeny Poddubny or Yevgeniy Poddubny; born August 22, 1983, Belgorod, Belgorod Region, USSR) is a Russian war correspondent and propagandist , special correspon ...
, one of the top war correspondents and propagandists of Russia-24.
Logos
1-й логотип Вести.svg, First logo (as Vesti, 2006–2007)
Vesti.svg, Second logo (as Vesti, 2007–2009)
Russia-24.png, Тhird logo (2010–2011)
References
External links
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Russian-language television stations in Russia
24-hour television news channels in Russia
Television channels and stations established in 2006
Legislature broadcasters