The management of Voice of America has decided to resume broadcasting in Ukrainian and return some of the employees of the Ukrainian editorial office to work.

This was announced  on Facebook by the head of the Ukrainian service of the Voice of America, Ruslan Petrichka, Censor.NET reports.

Voice of America in Ukrainian will return to the airwaves 

He emphasized that this is a very important decision, especially now, when Russia cynically shells Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities every day, kills civilians, and continues large-scale propaganda and disinformation campaigns against Ukraine.

“The restoration of the Ukrainian service confirms the strategic importance of Ukrainian-language broadcasting for the fulfillment of the mission of the Voice of America and the interests of the United States . And this is good for Ukraine. My colleagues are already preparing to resume broadcasting next week. I hope that even more employees of our service will return to work soon. Today’s changes are truly good news,” Petrichka wrote.

He also added that he nominally remains the head of the Ukrainian service of the Voice of America, but is still on administrative leave, so he cannot comment on the details of the resumption of broadcasting.

What preceded

Recall that in March 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that provides for the reduction of 7 federal agencies. This is happening as part of the “reduction of federal bureaucracy.” 

Among them was the US Agency for Global Media, which manages such publications as Radio Liberty and Voice of America. Джерело: https://censor.net/ua/n4017070

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