Dmitry Kiselev called the “randomness” of personnel from the North Caucasus in the plot of “Russia 1” about Ukraine

Deputy General Director of VGTRK Dmitry Kiselev said that the use of the Russia 1 television channel personnel of the counter -terrorism operation in the North Caucasus in the plot about the murders of civilians by the fighters of the National Guard in Ukraine was a “random mistake”. Kiselev noted that he personally did not look at the resonant plot, but precisely excludes the likelihood that VGTRK journalists tried to manipulate the audience.

“In this plot, an error was made, but errors are possible. All sinful under the moon. I have not seen this plot, but what was there was a mistake. A mistake, but in no case manipulation, ”said Slon Kiselev at his journalism master class.

“This may have been a mistake in the computer. Or young nymphs-installations took something wrong from somewhere there. There are many options for how such a mistake could creep. I am sure that an internal investigation is on the VGTRK on this subject, ”the TV presenter added.

On May 16, in the evening issue of Vesti on Russia 1, a report on the battles near Slavyansky was released. In the middle of the material, shots from the plot of VGTRK two years ago about the counter-terrorism operation in Kabardino-Balkaria appear.

“Every day, civilians continue to die. Not far from Slavyansk, the National Guard shot a man. Near the body, demonstratively leaving the weapon, making it clear that the enemy was killed, ”says the Vesti correspondent, when a corpse is shown on the screen, next to which the gun lies, and the title of Donetsk region appears in the corner of the screen. From 3:20 on the video:

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As it turned out later, shots with a murdered man were taken from the release on November 18, 2012. Then this video was accompanied by the news of the introduction of who in the Baksan district of Kabardino-Balkaria .

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The leadership of the VGTRK has not yet given any explanation about the incident on the broadcast of "Vesti" of May 16. The press secretary of the company Victoria Harutyunova told Slon that in the coming hours, a statement about this should appear on Facebook by Ernest Matskayaviyus.