15:13 18.05.2016

Ukrainian TV services, Internet restored to Schastia near combat zone

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The town Schastia in Luhansk region has been provided full access to Ukrainian television, the press service of the Ministry of Information Policy has said.

"Cable operators reach more than 70% of the town's population and provide Internet services. They are the most responsible for disseminating informational broadcasts. Fiber-optic lines provide Internet to all who desire access. Some 1,000 residents have access to TV via satellite," the agency said.

Petro Poroshenko Bloc MP Oleksandr Bryhynets, who advises [Information Policy Minister Yuriy Stets] in the ATO zone said satellite TV stations are received at no cost, including Russian TV channels, but that Ukrainian TV channels could only be watched on cable for money. Most people in the town watch cable TV stations.

Deputy Mayor Volodymyr Tiurin of Schastia and local MP Vitaliy Prylypa said the situation in the town is not critical. He said life was 'normal' in terms of living conditions and access to information.

"City residents asked Ukrainian officials to repulse [Russian] invaders, who irritate them with lies and propaganda," the statement reads.

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