German TV station hires Ukrainian anchor to host information present

German broadcaster RTL has employed a Ukrainian presenter to host a each day information present for others who’ve fled their homeland after the Russian invasion.

According to the business broadcaster, Karolina Ashion will current a 10-minute Ukrainian-language information programme Mondays to Fridays addressed to nearly 200,000 individuals who have arrived in Germany from Ukraine up to now month.

“We want to reach people who are fleeing right now, who have to leave their home country, who may not speak English, and that’s why we are making a news offer in Ukrainian,” mentioned Malte Baumberger, the venture supervisor for RTL’s “Ukraine Update” programme.

“So that these people can find out what is going on in their country right now and what is the political situation.” Ashion solely made it to Germany a couple of week in the past herself, following an arduous journey from Kyiv by way of Moldova and Romania.

She mentioned her male colleagues, who should not allowed to depart Ukraine if they’re between 18 and 60, have been nonetheless broadcasting out of a bomb shelter in Kyiv.

“My life has changed completely,” Ashion mentioned. “But I’m a Ukrainian, and I want to be the voice of freedom for people. For all the people suffering from this (war),” she added.

RTL mentioned it was planning on additional increasing their “Ukraine Update” information supply by hiring extra Ukrainian journalists. The present is out there by way of varied RTL and N-TV on-line platforms and YouTube.