Channel 24 journalist Oleksiy Pechiy fled to Europe after the EU summit in Brussels and did not return to Ukraine, which caused
shock and disapproval from his employer, the Lux media holding.
The host of Channel 24, Oleksiy Pechiy, has fled
abroad, taking advantage of a business trip to Brussels. This information was confirmed by in the media holding on whose TV channel the journalist worked, UNN reports .
So, Oleksiy
Pechiy received accreditation for the EU Summit, which took place from December 14 to 15. However, upon its completion
the journalist and host did not return to Ukraine. And only a week later he wrote a post,
in which he tried to justify his treacherous position. According to the CEO of
Director of Lux Media Holding Roman Andreiko said he was shocked by the
Oleksiy Pechiy.
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Oleksiy Pechiy received a travel permit when he left
to Brussels to cover the European Council summit on December 14-15.
European Council summit on December 14-15. However, after the event, he decided not to return to Ukraine.
According to
to the TV channel where Pechiy used to work, their hostpublished a week after his escape "a canvas of text in which he tried to justify
his shameful act".
The former Channel 24 host explained his decision to stay in Europe by the fact that
Ukraine lacks "horizontal communication with Western
society."
And after the EU Summit, he decided to establish this very horizontal communication
to establish this very horizontal communication. He assured me that would allegedly
would be engaged in the information struggle for Ukraine.
The official reaction of the media holding
to Heartburn's action is extremely disapproving.
Roman Andreiko, CEO of Lux Media Holding, said that Oleksiy Pechiy decided not to return to
Kyiv, to Ukraine. And that he fled the country, "realizing all the consequences
of his escape". By doing so, the host literally burned bridges.
To say that I am shocked is an understatement! ... They say 'judge not and be not judged'. Time will tell. And the people
who loved watching and listening to Oleksiy's analytics so much, must accept this and
and decide for themselves whether they are ready to continue to believe him.
Channel 24 host Iryna Uzlova also reacted to her colleague Oleksiy Pechiy's action .
She emphasized that "The position and
position and decision of just one person does not reflect the contribution and ideology of the entire
team, which should not even think about going to live and fight elsewhere."