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The National News Agency of Ukraine (), or Ukrinform (), is a state information and
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, and international broadcaster of
Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
. It was founded in 1918 during the Ukrainian War of IndependenceУкраїнському національному інформаційному агентству «Укрінформ» — 90 років. Вітаємо!
Телекритика (March 17, 2008)
as the Bureau of Ukrainian Press (BUP). The first director of the agency was Dmytro Dontsov, when the agency name was ''The Ukrainian Telegraph Agency''. Ukrinform is Ukraine's representative of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) and the Black Sea Association of National News Agencies (BSANNA). Ukrinform delivers news stories in Ukrainian, Russian, English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, and Polish.


History

The state agency was established as the Bureau of Ukrainian Press (BUP) in 1918, yet since then it went through a series of reorganizations. During the
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, it was associated with
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(TASS). * 1918 – Bureau of Ukrainian Press * 1920 – All-Ukrainian bureau of the Russian Telegraph Agency (UkROSTA) * 1921 – Radio-Telegraph Agency of Ukraine (RATAU) * 1990 – Ukrainian National Informational Agency (UKRINFORM) * 1996 – State Informational Agency of Ukraine (DINAU) * 2000 – Ukrainian National Informational Agency (UKRINFORM) *2015 – Ukrinform became a part of the Multimedia Broadcasting Platform of Ukraine (UA, TV) *2018 – Ukrinform signed a co-operation agreement with the Athens–Macedonian News Agency (ANA) providing for an exchange of news items in all categories. *2025-02-25 - Tetiana Kulyk, editor-in-chief of the multimedia department and the host of patriotic Nation of Invincibles project, was killed in a night-time drone attack by Russia on her home


Outlook

Ukrinform's main objectives are the coverage of public policy and public life in Ukraine and providing information to government bodies; according to a Decree of the
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (), commonly referred to as the Government of Ukraine (), is the highest body of state Executive (government), executive power in Ukraine. As the Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republi ...
from February 19, 1997 the agency carries out its activities independently of political parties and public organizations.Resolution of July 15, 1997 #749
Government of Ukraine The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (), commonly referred to as the Government of Ukraine (), is the highest body of state Executive (government), executive power in Ukraine. As the Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republi ...
(March 2, 2005)
Per day Ukrinform issues reports in English, German, Ukrainian, Polish, French, Spanish, Japanese. Ukrinform delivers information to the media, TV channels, radio stations, official establishments and local governments, foreign embassies and Ukrainian diplomatic missions abroad and foreign media. In March 2022, the Institute of Mass Information recommended Ukrinform as a reliable and trustworthy media outlet.


Television

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. It is transmitted live on its website, via satellite, and through
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operators. It has content in English on
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. Prior to its temporary closure in January 2020, the channel also broadcast in English, Ukrainian, Crimean Tatar and Arabic.


References


External links


Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency (English)

Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency (Ukrainian)

Agency's statute (Statement of the Cabinet of Ministers)
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