s ' ▁holding ▁company , ▁News ▁Media , ▁providing ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁flo od ▁of ▁c ash ▁for ▁invest ment .' ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Ukraine ' s ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Television ▁ ▁b anned ▁ 1 5 ▁Kre ml in - run ▁channels , ▁including ▁Life ▁News , ▁for ▁what ▁they ▁claimed ▁was ▁war ▁propag anda . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁News ▁Media ▁cut ▁around ▁▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 7 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁employees ▁of ▁L ifen ew s . ▁ ▁Life ▁has ▁been ▁shut ▁down ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Pre viously ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁published ▁that ▁the ▁TV ▁channel ▁is ▁about ▁to ▁reduce ▁staff . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁Life News ▁is ▁notable ▁for ▁a ▁serv ile ▁attitude ▁toward ▁the ▁Kre ml in ▁and ▁a ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁security ▁services . ▁ ▁While ▁broadcast ing ▁news ▁about ▁events ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁pro - Russ ian ▁un rest ▁in ▁Ukraine , ▁Life News ▁was ▁der ided ▁for ▁f als ely ▁claim ing ▁to ▁have ▁found ▁the ▁business ▁card ▁of ▁D my t ro ▁Y ar osh ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁battle ▁in ▁the ▁Don b ass . ▁Uk ra ini ans ▁quickly ▁created ▁an ▁internet ▁m eme ▁called ▁the ▁Y ar osh ▁business ▁card ▁ ▁and ▁called ▁the ▁reporting ▁" prop ag anda ▁worse ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁Naz i ▁Germany " ▁▁ ▁When ▁the ▁number ▁on ▁the ▁card