Ukrainian MFA Demands Apology Over LiveNOW Labeling Kyiv as Part of Russia During Easter Broadcast

Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on LiveNOW from FOX to issue a public apology after the American network mislabeled Kyiv as a Russian city during its Easter broadcast.

For approximately 20 minutes on April 20, Fox News aired footage of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine’s Easter service from St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv with the on-screen caption reading “Kyiv, Russia.” The segment was broadcast alongside coverage of an Easter service in Moscow attended by Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill.

“If this was a mistake rather than a deliberate political statement, there should be an apology and an investigation into who made the mistake,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi wrote on his official X account.

On Easter morning, April 20, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia is attempting to create the impression of a general ceasefire, but in some areas, it continues localized offensives and inflicts losses on Ukrainian forces.

On the same day, Russian forces attacked a humanitarian evacuation vehicle with FPV drones near Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region, violating their own declared “Easter truce.”

Update: This article was updated on April 21 to include new reporting following the April 20 broadcast in which Kyiv was mistakenly labeled a Russian city on “LiveNOW from FOX.”

FOX News later contacted UNITED24 Media stating that the error originated on “LiveNOW from FOX,” not FOX News itself.

No official apology has yet been issued.

DEFENSE

Support the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Donate Towards Robots, as Well as Other Military Equipment and Supplies to Help Ukraine’s Defenders Fight Off Russian Invaders

Donate