Donetsk, Mar 3 - DAN. DPR TV and radio are expanding coverage to some Ukrainian territories starting today, as DPR Head Alexander Zakharchenko ordered to launch new transmitter as he was speaking at a press conference.

"A TV bridge that will show in real time the work of the Ministry of Communication that provided a stable signal to DPR territory and the territory of Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov, Kherson districts," he said.

During the press conference the minister of communication Viktor Yatsenko established a video link with the engineers who were working with the transmitter. It was turned on upon Zakharchenko's command.

"It's time to start the process, from this day on our programmes will be shown in Kherson and other cities mentioned earlier," he said.

In August 2016 the Ministry of Communication announced the launch of radio transmitter covering Novoazovskiy and Telmanovskiy districts of DPR and Kiev-occupied Mariupol. *ot