Overview

• A Fox Television Stations broadcast mistakenly labeled Kyiv as 'Kyiv, Russia' for over 30 minutes during an Easter service before correcting the error.
• The Ukrainian government, including the Foreign Ministry and Centre for Strategic Communication, has called for a formal apology and investigation into whether the mislabeling was accidental or deliberate.
• The broadcast featured simultaneous services from Moscow, Kyiv, and the Vatican, with Russian President Vladimir Putin attending the Moscow service led by Patriarch Kirill.
• The error highlights ongoing tensions over Russia's claims to Ukrainian territory, including its internationally unrecognized annexations of Crimea and four other regions since 2014.
• Ukraine's Centre for Strategic Communication criticized the incident as part of a broader pattern of pro-Russian narratives and media misrepresentation.