Sergiy Tomilenko: “Nikopol is a city of adamantine spirit and a steadfast voice of truth”

“Today, my heart is filled with both pain and pride. Pain is for what the residents of the front-line city experience every day. Pride is for their indomitability,” Sergiy Tomilenko, the President of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU), wrote on social media while visiting Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk Region.

The russians have turned the lives of Nikopol residents into hell: artillery, drones and … a continuous stream of enemy propaganda from the occupied city of Energodar, which is on the opposite bank of the Dnieper River. From there, the occupiers broadcast 3-5 propaganda radio channels, trying to drown out the voice of truth.

And the voice of truth in Nikopol is the only radio station 102.4FM-Nostalzhi. It is symbolic that it was precisely on it that the russians struck with aimed artillery fire in March 2023.

“Today, with particular excitement, I visited the newsroom of this indestructible radio and shook hands with its director, Valerii Tereshchenko,” wrote Sergiy Tomilenko. “The National Union of Journalists of Ukraine provided technical and material assistance to the radio to overcome the consequences of enemy shelling. They handed over a charging station, which is currently a lifesaver for the radio broadcaster, as it ensures broadcasts in conditions of constant power outages. We continue to support this media and recommend it to our international partners in the future.”

Sergiy Tomilenko spoke about the challenges of wartime, russian war crimes against journalists, and the importance of professional solidarity with local media professionals: Yuliya Bilyk, Valerii Tereshchenko, Oleksandr Rezun, Maksym Horbov, and Viktor Artemenko.

NUJU Information Service