Russia 24 (Россия-24) Live

Russia-24 is a state-owned Russian-language news channel in Russia owned by VGTRK that covers major national and international events while also covering domestic issues.

History
Broadcast began January 1, 2007 in Russia, February 7 on the West Coast of the US, May 19, 2008 in Serbia, and October 9, 2008 in Kyrgyzstan; with VGTRK Crimea starting broadcasts on March 10, 2014.

Evgeny Bekasov (since 2012) serves as Editor-in-Chief of Vesti channel, aiming to present an impartial picture of life across Russia from Kaliningrad in European Russia to Vladivostok in Far Eastern Russia. Prior to 1 January 2010 when public broadcaster VGTRK rebranded their channels under new branding names; Vesti was initially known by that name.

Russia-24 was banned across Ukraine, Moldova, Britain and European Union following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The channel falsely alleged that the Bucha massacre was staged and suggested footage showing actors placing mannequins on film sets in St. Petersburg may have been Ukrainian soldiers trying to pass off fake corpses as dead.

United Kingdom and Australia imposed sanctions upon Evgeniy Poddubny, one of the top war correspondents and propagandists at Russia-24.