Unian reports that several Ukrainian networks have resumed their broadcasts in the Donetsk region, reaching viewers in the self-proclaimed ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’.

Those are Channel 5, Espresso.TV, First National (UA:Pershy), 1+1 and Ukraina. Earlier, the deputy Minister of Information Tatyana Popova announced that viewers in Enakievo can watch 1+1.

In other news, Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar is launching a nationwide IPTV service over its fibre network together with Viasat Ukraine. The Kyivstar service, which allows subscribers to watch TV and video-on-demand on four devices simultaneously, was previously available as a trial service in Krivoy Rog and Zhytomyr to a few hundred homes.