Ad for Muraev and Nash Channel Hung on Trade Union House Facade Near Maidan: Reaction from Social Media and Trade Union Chief

The scandalous politician and former Party of Regions member has repeatedly expressed support for propaganda against Ukraine.

In Kyiv, near Maidan Nezalezhnosti, a large banner advertising scandalous politician and former Party of Regions member Yevgeny Muraev, who holds pro-Russian views, and his TV channel Nash appeared on the facade of the Trade Union House on September 3.

We explain how this outraged the public, how long the ad hung, and how the head of the trade union council commented on the incident.

Scandalous Ad

The advertising banner on the facade of the Trade Union House, showing Muraev, with the inscription "This is our land" against the backdrop of Ukraine, and an advertisement for his TV channel, provoked an almost instant reaction on social media.

The National Museum of the Revolution of Dignity was among the first to react, with an indignant response.

Recall that in 2013-2014 the Trade Union House building housed the headquarters of Revolution of Dignity participants. On the night of February 18, 2014, a severe fire broke out in it as a result of a storming by security forces. Two people died then, and the building itself became one of the symbols of the Revolution.

Muraev is a scandalous figure in Ukrainian politics due to his open support for Russian aggression and propaganda against Ukraine. Leaders of the terrorist organizations "LPR/DPR" have repeatedly appeared on his TV channel.

Muraev, for his part, justifies their appearance and believes that these are not pro-Russian terrorist organizations, despite court verdicts against militants under the article on terrorism.

For such "activity," the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting has repeatedly fined the Nash channel and filed a lawsuit to revoke its broadcasting license due to "hate speech" on air.

What is wrong with the unions' reaction

Some time later, the scandalous ad was removed from the facade of the building. As reported by Valeriy Melnyk, head of the Kyiv City Council of Trade Unions, the banner was hung "by mistake."

Valeriy Melnyk
head of the Kyiv City Council of Trade Unions

The people who hung this banner made a mistake. A social advertisement should have been there. They made a mistake, the banner hung for 20 minutes and was then taken down.

However, Melnyk's words do not add up. In comments under the Revolution of Dignity Museum's post, representatives of the Department of Advertising of the Kyiv City State Administration and the municipal enterprise Kyivreklama said the advertisement was posted "on legal grounds," without mentioning a "mistake," only adding that they have no right to interfere in the plot.

Meanwhile, journalist Stanislav Kozliuk reported that the advertising banner hung for a couple of hours, not "20 minutes" as Melnyk claimed.