Independent Russian television channel Dozhd has been suspended in Ukraine.

Ukraine's National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting voted unanimously to remove Dozhd from the airwaves, ruling that the channel's broadcasts broke Ukrainian law.

Council member Sergei Kostinsky claimed that Dozhd's programs' questioned the sovereignty of Ukraine's borders.

“[The channel] regularly shows maps which present Crimea as Russian territory,” Kostinsky said. “Dozhd reporters also travel to Crimea [from Russia] in violation of Ukrainian law.”

Dozhd had also previously been cautioned by Kiev for airing advertisements which promoted Russian companies. The channel ultimately agreed to run an ad-free version of its regular programming in Ukraine.

While the advert-free version of the channel is now on the air, “Dozhd Ukraine” has not been “formally submitted” to the council for consideration. Its ruling only affects Dozhd in its previous form, as it is shown on Russian television.

The council has given cable television providers one month to replace Russian Dozhd with “another channel.”