Employees working for an independent Russian television news program left the set during their last broadcast after being forced to stop showing their program after pressure on the war in Ukraine.
The channel, also known as Rain, was shut down after the country’s television regulator accused the channel of “inciting extremism, abusing Russian citizens, causing mass disturbances to public order and security, and encouraging protests,” according to BBC.
One of the presenters ended the program with the words: “This was the last newsletter of the season, so to speak.
“We are very hopeful that we will resume broadcasting. How, where and on what platforms, we still do not know how this will happen.
The channel, also known as Rain, was closed after the country’s television regulator accused the channel of “inciting extremism, abusing Russian citizens, causing mass disturbances to public order and security, and encouraging protests.”
One of the presenters ended the program with the words: “This was the last newsletter of the season, so to speak. “We are very hopeful that we will resume broadcasting. How, where and on what platforms, we still do not know how this will happen.
Her co-host then added: “So I think we need to end our broadcast of this note and a short pause that makes TV Dozhd. There is no pasaran [they shall not pass]. ‘
Before the first presenter finally says, “And not the war.”
All employees and crew members working for the canal then go out together, leaving the studio empty.
Viewers who watched the program via video chat online were spotted waving as the crew left.
No pasaran is a French phrase meaning “they will not pass” and was best used by French General Robert Nivelle during the First World War.
The phrase was also used by British anti-fascists during the Battle of Cable Street in October 1936, where protesters clashed with members of the British Fascist Alliance.
“Rain” was excluded from the air on the ninth day of the total invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which shows no signs of a ceasefire, after talks between the two countries fell apart without an agreement yesterday.
Viewers who watched the program via video chat online were spotted waving as the crew left.
All employees and crew members working for the canal then go out together, leaving the studio empty
Putin then went on television to say he would continue to fight for “complete victory” while throwing propaganda that Russian forces were not deliberately targeted at civilians and that the “special operation” was on time, with all its main goals are met on schedule.
Russian troops seize Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine after a shootout that set fire to part of the complex with President Vladimir Zelensky, accusing Putin of resorting to “nuclear terror” and risking a “six times worse than Chernobyl” catastrophe. affect the whole continent.
The Russians have announced the takeover of the southern city of Kherson, a vital Black Sea port with 280,000 inhabitants, and local Ukrainian authorities have confirmed the takeover of the government headquarters there, making it the first major city to fall since the invasion a week ago.
A Russian air strike on Thursday destroyed the Okhtyrka power plant, leaving the city without heat and electricity, the region’s head told Telegram. In the early days of the war, Russian troops attacked a military base in the city between Kharkov and Kyiv, and officials said more than 70 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed.
“We are trying to figure out how to get people out of the city urgently, because in one day the residential buildings will turn into a cold stone trap without water, light or electricity,” said Dmitry Zhivitsky.
Heavy fighting continues on the outskirts of another strategic port, Mariupol on the Sea of Azov. The fighting has damaged the city’s electricity, heat and water systems, as well as most telephone services, officials said. Food supplies to the city were also cut off.