Anastasiia Uladzimirauna Benedzisiuk

Number of repressed:

2

Birthday:

31 october 1992

Capital Television CJSC. Head of the Reporting Department at the Television News Agency of the national state television channel Belarus 1. Covers events in Ukraine in a manner reminiscent of Russian propaganda. Currently, BT regularly airs Anastasia Benedisyuk's stories on the war in Ukraine, but these materials rarely use the word "war." The presentation of information follows a standard propaganda pattern: Ukrainian soldiers are portrayed negatively and accused of extremism, while civilians, including children, are presented as victims of military action. Produces reports on LGBT soldiers in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as materials dedicated to the "shortcomings" of Ukrainian television channels. Furthermore, she attempts to promote the idea that Western PR agencies are shaping Ukraine as a victim. In one of her reports, she expressed a cynical attitude toward Belarusian volunteers who died during the fighting in Ukraine while serving with the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Her statements condemned their participation in the war, as well as adopted an ironic tone toward the dead. This portrayal of events in Ukraine and her attitude toward Belarusian volunteers calls into question the neutrality of her journalistic approach and may indicate bias in her reporting. She was awarded by Lukashenko for "significant contribution to the implementation of state information policy, high professionalism, and objective and comprehensive coverage of the country's socio-political and socio-cultural life." She also visits prison colonies with a film crew, where she participates in so-called "repentant interviews" and staged reports with political prisoners. On March 6, 2024, Zarechye recorded such an "interview" with political prisoner Polina Sharenda-Panasyuk at PK-24. In 2026, she also filmed a pregnant Natalia Levaya in a Gomel prison colony.