Kherson Region Occupying Forces Ban Ukrainian Satellite Broadcasting

In the part of Kherson region temporarily controlled by Russia, a decree issued by the occupying governor of Kherson region, Volodymyr Saldo , has come into force, prohibiting residents from using equipment for receiving satellite radio and television signals that allows them to receive Ukrainian broadcasting.

According to Mist, Saldo signed a decree "On the prohibition of the use of satellite television sets in the Kherson region that are not intended for operation in the communication networks of operators of mandatory public television channels and (or) radio channels that provide communication services for the purposes of television broadcasting and (or) radio broadcasting using the satellite broadcasting network."

This decree prohibits the sale and use of sets for receiving signals not intended for the operation of mandatory public television and radio channels, as well as sets that allow receiving foreign television and radio channels that have not been registered in accordance with the requirements of the Law of the Russian Federation No. 2124-1 "On Mass Media" dated December 27, 1991.

The ban also states that the occupation authorities of the Kherson region plan to approve and publish the parameters for installing and configuring unlicensed signal reception kits by March 1, 2025. According to the occupation authorities' decree, residents must dismantle such equipment by March 31.

Most likely, the ban will apply to equipment for receiving satellite radio and television signals, which allows receiving Ukrainian broadcasting.

Last fall, in order to reach every resident of the Left Bank of Kherson Oblast with their propaganda, the Russians offered to replace the satellite receiving Ukrainian channels with equipment fromRusskiy Mir LLC free of charge. According to the occupation minister of digital development and mass communications of Kherson region, Mykyta Borodin, they installed 18,000 sets of equipment in 2023, and 10,000 dishes in 2024.

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