Media: Baptism of Rus ads for OCU to be placed in Kyiv

Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko. Photo: vesti.ua

Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko. Photo: vesti.ua

On the occasion of the 1033th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus, the mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, instructed his subordinates to place advertisements for the OCU in Kyiv, reports kievvlast.com.ua with reference to a separate order of the mayor of Kyv No. 25865 dated July 16, 2021.

"On the occasion of the celebration of the 1033th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus-Ukraine, I ask you to ensure the placement of thematic posters on advertising media such as ‘The billboard that is hanged alone’ in the amount of 10 units and ‘Lightposter’ in the amount of 10 units in accordance with the information materials provided", said in the document.

The ad placement period is from July 20 to August 15, 2021.

The instruction is addressed to the Deputy Chairman of the Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA) Valentin Mondrievsky, the head of the Department of Advertising of the KSCA Oksana Polishchuk and acting Director of the KE "Kyivreklama" Oksana Dziadevich.

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