As Moscow gears up to annex Kherson in a ‘referendum’, Tavriya shows Russia as liberator, saving citizens from Ukrainian Nazis
n a small car park in the Russian-occupied city of Kherson, there was a smattering of applause last week as Anton Alikhanov cut a red ribbon to mark the ceremonial opening of a local television station, Tavriya TV.
Anton Alikhanov, governor of Russia’s Kaliningrad region, has been appointed to help Tavriya TV find the right message.But on television, residents can watch a through-the-looking-glass version of their own reality, in which the population has joyously welcomed Russian rule. In the new media world Russia has created in Kherson, Moscow is not an invading force, but a benevolent liberator, bringing economic plenty and cultural renaissance to Kherson and saving its citizens from Ukrainian Nazis.
In the weeks after the occupation, VTV attempted to remain neutral, showing interviews with the Ukrainian mayor, Ihor Kolykhaiev, who stayed in the city and continued working even after the Russians took over. During this time, there were a series of pro-Ukrainian rallies in Kherson, with unarmed protesters facing down Russian soldiers.
By the start of the summer, the broadcasts had switched to Russian language, and the tone had become wholeheartedly pro-Russia. There was a focus on telling residents that resistance to Russian rule was futile.
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