Deputy EU Ambassador to Ukraine Gediminas Navickas visited the Suspilne office in Dnipro city, which was destroyed in a Russian drone strike on 17 November, the European Union Delegation in Ukraine reported in a Facebook post.
The EU said they stood in full solidarity with the public broadcaster’s team, whose newsroom had been devastated by the Russian attack.
The delegation called the strike “an attack not only on a building, but on independent journalism and the right to truth.” “Despite the destruction, the journalists of Suspilne continue their work. And we will continue to stand with them — for media freedom, for Ukraine, and for the truth,” the post reads.
The delegation reminded that the EU has stood by the national public broadcaster of Ukraine, Suspilne, since 2017. For 12 years, the EU has allocated over €110 million to support independent media in Ukraine,€57.5 million since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
“The EU remains committed to supporting journalists in carrying out their essential mission: informing citizens, exposing corruption, and documenting the truth,” the post reads.
Previously
The Russian mass drone strike on Dnipro city late on 17 November damaged the building where the offices of the regional Suspilne branch and Ukrainske Radio are located. The strike resulted in a fire, blasted out out the windows and doors, damaged the building’s ceilings and the roof.
IMI’s Mediabaza Dnipro, which was based in the Suspilne building, was destroyed as well.
The strike in Dnipro also damaged a TV tower in the city.
