December 11, 2015. The first channel. The plot highlights the situation surrounding the creation of a museum of the history of the Dnipro region in Cherkasy. 

Archaeologist Mykhailo Syvolap demonstrates a collection of finds collected during excavations, which are stored in the museum premises and in a warehouse. The material tells about the reasons why the museum has not yet been opened, and the fate of the funds provided for its arrangement.

Commenting: archaeologist Mykhailo Syvolap, deputy of the Cherkasy City Council Nataliya Dzhugan, custodian of the funds of the Cherkasy Regional Museum of Local Lore Valentina Mukhova, director of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Cherkasy City Executive Committee Artur Savin.

Victoria Hamaza, Iryna Golovka worked on the plot.

Cherkasy without a museum: what happened to the collection of archaeological finds?

2015. "Culture Day" news release. The plot is dedicated to the presentation of the two-volume publication "On the Field of Honor", compiled in honor of the Ukrainian dissident, philosopher and publicist Yevhen Sverstyuk. The book includes his own memories and reflections on his life path, as well as the memories of almost a hundred friends, like-minded people and people who knew him. 

Commenting: Yevhen Sverstyuk's wife Valeriya Andrievska, publisher Vira Solovyova, First Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine Ihor Likhovy.

Volodymyr Sydko, Oleksandr Navrotskyi, Ihor Ganakov worked on the plot.

"On the field of honor": memories of Yevhen Sverstyuk

"News on Pershho", 2019. The news story is dedicated to the events on the occasion of the Unity Day of Ukraine in Chernihiv, Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Odesa.

On the video: performance of the Ukrainian anthem in Chernihiv; St. Catherine's Church in Chernihiv; military band; participants of the "Chain of Unity" action go to the Paton Bridge; banner "Soborna Ukraine"; action "Tie an amulet for Ukraine" in Odesa; kobzar Nazar Bozhinsky plays the lyre; archival footage of the "Living Chain" in 1990.

Comment: organizer of the "Chain of Unity" action Vadym Valchuk; participant of the "Chain of Unity" action Kateryna Sivkovska; participant of the action in Odessa Mykola Krasnopolsky; kobzar Nazar Bozhinsky.

The story was prepared by Dmytro Grinchenko.

Day of Unity in the regions of Ukraine

The news release on "First National" for May 29, 2016 combines the following stories:
— fire in the Kyiv region in a home for the elderly;
— shelling of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
— farewell to Andriy Zhuk (call sign Mowgli) — commander of the third battalion of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Brigade, who died in the ATO zone;
— commemoration of the memory of those killed in the Battle of Verdun by Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel;
— bad weather in European countries;
— downpour and flooding in Kharkiv;
— road accident in Vinnytsia;
— dismantling of the monument to Tsyurupi in Kherson;
— Ukrainian woman's ascent to Everest;
— 30th anniversary of the victory in the Cup Winners' Cup of Kyiv Dynamo.

On the video: fragments of a building that survived the fire; the work of firefighters and rescuers; Brovary District Hospital; downpours in Poland; flooding in Kharkiv; police officers at the scene of the accident; dismantling of the monument to communist figure Oleksandr Tsyurup; meeting with athlete Iryna Galai; monument to Valery Lobanovskyi; fragment of a historic match; fragment of champions against friends of Dynamo; City Day in Kyiv; fragment of a festive concert on Sophia Square.

Comment: eyewitness to the fire Vasyl; head of the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in the Kyiv region Vasyl Slobodianyk; spokesman for the Kyiv regional police Mykola Zhukovych; spokesman for the Presidential Administration for ATO issues Oleksandr Motuzyanyk; fellow with the call sign "Multyk"; fellow Vasyl Vdovin; military cemetery; deputy head of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Vinnytsia region Ruslan Moroz; athlete Iryna Galay; football player Vadym Yevtushenko; football player and coach Oleg Blokhin (speaks russian).

The host of the program is Oleksandr Prosyanyk.

News release for May 29, 2016

November 10, 2015. "Culture Day" news release. The plot tells about the educational project "Word Description Online", launched at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University. 

In the video: interactive educational materials, video lessons and teaching methods provided by a four-month online course. Specialists talk about the concept of education, which covers the Ukrainian language, history and culture of Ukraine.

Commenting: volunteer Svitlana Salvenchuk, project coordinators Maryana Angelova and Ruslana Kostur, associate professor of the Ukrainian language department of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University.

Volodymyr Sydko, Yarema Malashchuk, Ihor Ganakov worked on the plot.

"WordDescription online": Ukrainian language course for foreigners

November 21, 2006. Zhytomyr Regional State Television and Radio Company. The program "Red Viburnum" is dedicated to the Bazar tragedy. The issue tells about the history of the tragedy and the commemoration of the dead near the Heroes of the Bazaar memorial. Archival footage complements the filming of the requiem rally, memorial service and dedication of the grave.

Commenting: the head of the village of Bazar Maria Leonchuk, participants of the rally.

Reference: The Bazar tragedy occurred in November 1921 after the defeat of the Volyn group of the Army of the Ukrainian People's Republic during the Second Winter Campaign. After the battle near the village of Mali Minky, part of the Ukrainian soldiers were captured by the Bolshevik troops. On November 23, 1921, 359 captured Cossacks and senior officers who refused to join the Red Army were shot in Bazar. 

"The White Spot of Our History": the memory of the heroes of the Bazar tragedy

June 4, 2010. Zhytomyr Regional State Television and Radio Company. The program "The Polish Word" is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Katyn crime. In issue — commemoration of executed Polish citizens at the Saint Sophia Church in Zhytomyr: Requiem concert of the Orpheus Chamber Choir, present at the event and performances by representatives of the city authorities and the diplomatic corps. The historical context is complemented by archival photographs, fragments of the feature film "Katyn" and materials of the scientific conference "Katyn 1940–2010".

Commenting: Secretary of the Zhytomyr City Council Anatoliy Kalenskyi, Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Vinnytsia Krzysztof Świderek, Head of the Sector for Religion and Nationalities Oleksandr Pivovarskyi.

The following worked on the program: author Olena Kulikivska, cameraman Serhiy Bondarenko.

Reference: Katyn crime — mass murder of Polish citizens, carried out by the NKVD in the spring of 1940 by the decision of the Soviet leadership. According to the Institute of National Remembrance of Poland, about 22,000 people became victims: Polish army prisoners of war, police officers and civilians. The shootings took place in Katyn, Kharkiv, Kalinin (now Tver) and other places. The name of the crime comes from the Katyn forest near Smolensk, where one of the places of mass burials was discovered.

"The Polish word": the 70th anniversary of the Katyn tragedy

December 17, 2011. Zaporizhzhia State Television and Radio Company. The "Village Council" program introduces the life of the villages of the Zaporizhzhia region, their history, residents, local organizations and development initiatives. In issue — the villages of Kinski Rozdory, Poltavka, Lucerne and Verkhnya Krynytsia. The material highlights the work of village councils, village streets and everyday life of communities.

"Village Council": life of villages of the Zaporizhzhia region

April 26, 2000. Volyn television. The release of the program "Guest of the Studio" is dedicated to the Chernobyl tragedy. In the studio, the liquidators of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant share memories of their participation in the liquidation of its consequences. 

Commenting: Anatoliy Chumagin, head of the Volyn regional voluntary society "Chornobyl Union", liquidator of the 1st category Yevhen Gonchar, secretary of the primary organization "Chornobyl Union" ATP-10727 Ihor Sydoruk, chairman of the board of the "Chernobyl" Association of internal affairs bodies of Volyn Viktor Filimonchuk, chairman of the Lutsk district organization "Chornobyl Union" Fedir Ruzak, deputy mayor of Lutsk Svyatoslav Kravchuk.

The following worked on the program: Tamara Kulish, Hryhoriy Sturman, Omelyan Ivanyuk, Serhiy Khizhuk, Ruslan Mazurok, Yuriy Raevich, Iryna Paliivets, Viktor Korolyuk, Maryna Voloshina, Larisa Zeiko.

Chernobyl tragedy: testimony of liquidators

July 2, 2013, Kyiv. "Culture News." The plot is dedicated to the opening of the memorial exhibition of Vasyl Lisovoy in the Sixties Museum. The exposition presents the philosopher's personal belongings, archival documents and photographs that tell about his life and activities. 

Commentary: former political prisoner Vasyl Ovsienko, curator of the exhibition Olena Lodzinska.

Roman Sagai, Oleksandr Navrotskyi worked on the plot.

Memorial exhibition of Vasyl Lisovoy in the Museum of the Sixties 

"First National", 2010. The news story highlights the progress of the investigation into the murder of Ukrainian journalist Georgy Gongadze in 2010.

On the video: a photo of journalist Heorhiy Gongadze; the place of death of Heorhiy Gongadze in the Tarashchansky Forest; the Main Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination; Major Mykola Melnychenko; President Leonid Kuchma; President Viktor Yushchenko; court hearing; a fragment of a press conference by Mykola Melnychenko; a fragment of a speech by the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Lytvyn; a fragment of a speech by President Leonid Kuchma; the detention of Oleksiy Pukach (speaking in russian); the mother of Heorhiy Oleksandr Gongadze; journalist Heorhiy Gongadze.

Comment: Prosecutor General of Ukraine Sviatoslav Piskun (2002–2003; 2004–2005; 2007) announces the decision of the forensic medical examination in the case of Georgy Gongadze; lawyer for the Gongadze family Valentyna Telichenko.

The plot was worked on by: Igor Medelyan, Sergey Nikiforov, Oleksandr Samoilov, Oleksiy Trushin.

Gongadze case: completion of pre-trial investigation

December 30, 2013. Firsthand broadcast. The issue is devoted to the peculiarities of external independent evaluation in 2014. 

Director of the Ukrainian Center for Evaluation of the Quality of Education Iryna Zaitseva talks about the formation of test tasks, preparation for testing and factors that will help entrants get a better result. 

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