Tribunnews Reporter, Namira Yunia Lestanti

TRIBUNNEWS.COM, PRAGUE – The development of increasingly advanced technology is now starting to be used by some people to facilitate various human activities.

Like an internet radio station based in Prague, Radio Liberty. Apart from broadcasting news and music, now the radio station has also become a medium of communication for the 300,000 refugees from Ukraine who are in the Czech Republic.

Not only informing about the current condition of the refugees, but Radio Liberty, based in the Czech capital, is also known to help refugees who are still in Ukraine so that they can save themselves by migrating to neighboring countries.

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Although Radio Liberty’s staff is only 10 people, with the help of the Ukrainian embassy, ​​and the local community they are trying to save Zelensky-led citizens from the brutal Russian invasion even if only by relying on votes.

Radio Liberty’s editor-in-chief, Natalia Churikova, explained that the aid action they were carrying out had started since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, on February 24, 2022, to be exact.

“It’s for people who need help and support, something that will help them to start a new life here after they went through really bad things trying to escape Ukraine,” Churikova was quoted as saying by The Hill.

Radio Liberty will usually operate for 12 hours per day, while on weekends only 11 hours.

In their broadcast, they not only play music, but also present a summary of news about the condition of Ukraine and the Czech Republic.

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Even once every 15 minutes, the broadcasters will provide various information for Ukrainian refugees, such as how to get documents from local authorities, information related to medical treatment, job vacancies, and places to study for refugee children.

Not only Radio Liberty is now also presenting a new program, namely fairy tales in Ukrainian to entertain refugee children.

“I am so amazed by the opportunity to listen to Ukrainian music when I am not in my homeland. I feel that I am not alone,” said one of the Ukrainian refugees, Sophia Medvedeva.