"He's headed to villages where, owing to increasing exposure to Russian fire, only a fraction of residents remain. The war has cut them off from regular services. They no longer receive mail, and Russian transmitters often overpower or interfere with their Ukrainian mobile-phone signals. Before large-scale signal jamming was introduced to counter drones, Russian television and radio channels were accessible on televisions and radios in border-area communities."
"The newspaper doesn't turn a profit, and distribution is dangerous, but Vassyl says it's often the only reliable source of news that residents get all week. Having documented the bombing of civilians in his hometown of Zolochiv, also in eastern Ukraine, when the Russian invasion began in February 2022, the editor says he feels compelled to set the record straight, village by village. When hospitals or homes are hit, Russian officials claim they were military targets, he says. Restoring the truth is our only defence."
Each week Vassyl drives north from Zolochiv into Kharkiv's front-line villages to deliver Zorya Visnyk, a weekly newspaper distributed to communities exposed to Russian fire and disinformation. Many villages have only a fraction of residents remaining and are cut off from regular services, including mail, while Russian transmitters often overpower Ukrainian mobile signals. Before large-scale signal jamming, Russian TV and radio were accessible in border areas. The newspaper operates at a loss and distribution is dangerous, but it often provides the only reliable weekly news. Vassyl documented civilian bombings since February 2022 and seeks to restore truth about attacks.
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