The world watches as the crisis in Ukraine unfolds. The Ukrainian government has imposed a state of emergency. This state of emergency allows the authorities to temporarily limit the public’s constitutional rights.
This includes a ban on producing and spreading information that may “destabilise the situation as well as a ban on amateur radio communications during the current conflict with Russia.
To supplement shortwave broadcasts to that country, shortwave broadcaster WRMI (USA based) initially resumed its relays of the daily English language broadcast of Radio Ukraine International, the official overseas service of Ukrainian Radio. (This information is most probably provided to WRMI from the Ukraine via secure internet). Subsequent to this, WRMI reverted to broadcasting in Ukranian.
RUI (Radio Ukraine International) can be heard daily, except Friday, at 1200-1230 UTC on 5010 kHz.
Historically shortwave radio has been banned in Poland and Russia during times of conflict despite it being a critical source of emergency communication.
Our thoughts and prayers are with those currently in conflict.
There were only two days that aired these broadcasts in English.
WRMI then put out a bulletin advising that the foreseeable future broadcast of Ukraine Radio International would only be in Ukrainian.
Please update this story to reflect that.