We Ukraine TV has resumed live broadcasting, temporarily using another media outlet’s studio, general producer Yuriy Suhak reported to Detector Media.

The first livestream following the Russian attack took place as part of the United News telethon at 3pm on 12 September.

“We’re very grateful to our colleagues for their help. We were looking for a way to get back on air quickly. This solution is temporary, while we look for another headquarters. We’re unlikely to stay in the old building — both due to safety concerns and the extensive damage,” Yuriy Suhak said.

The channel is not disclosing the address of the temporary studio for safety reasons.

“Russia has already targeted our office twice, so right now we don’t want to make our location public,” the channel’s general producer explained.

Yuriy Suhak added that the news of Russian strikes on the TV channels We Ukraine and We Ukraine+ gained considerable traction in Ukrainian and international media. Namely, TVN24, Al Jazeera, CNBC, CNN, the BBC, France’s RFI, Sweden’s and Latvia’s public broadcasters, and other news outlets reported on the strike.

“We’re grateful for the attention from our international colleagues, which has helped raise the general public’s awareness of yet another act of Russian aggression,” Yuriy Suhak said.

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He stressed that other broadcasters included in the national telethon gave the channel their full support. In particular, they adjusted their own schedules to fill in for We Ukraine during their slot.

“This really matters: right now we’re going through another difficult stage. This is exactly what’s keeping us going,” Suhak said.

Russia strikes We Ukraine TV

Earlier, the Russian strike on the TV channel’s office was condemned by EU Abassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Jan Braathu, and RSF.

The attack occurred on 8 September. The journalists were broadcasting live as part of the national telethon United News at the moment of the strike. The building was severely damaged and six employees of the TV channel were wounded.

On 9 September, Ihor Petrenko, director of the media group We Ukraine, shared video footage of the moment a Russian combat drone struck the building housing the TV channels We Ukraine and We Ukraine+ in Kyiv.

Earlier, We Ukraine TV host Oleh Biletskyi spoke about the Russian attack on the channel’s office building in Kyiv on 8 September.