9+ hour, 45+ min ago  (196+ words) Billionaire and Telegram founder Pavel Durov said on Saturday that Russia's attempt to block virtual private networks (VPNs) had caused problems with the domestic payment system, adding that tens of millions of Russians are resisting digital control. Source: Durov on…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (206+ words) Russia's shadow fleet, which transports sanctioned oil, is making extensive use of modern Western technologies, including the Starlink satellite system. "The vessels are old, their hulls streaked with rust, and their ownership obscured behind layers of shell companies. Yet the…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (278+ words) Members of the Atesh underground resistance movement have said they destroyed three mobile communication towers equipped with electronic warfare antennas in Russia in coordination with Ukrainian forces to help enable a strike on a Russian aircraft repair plant. Details: Atesh…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (242+ words) Residents in Russia are being warned about disruptions to mobile internet via SMS messages, as authorities test the introduction of "whitelists" of websites that remain accessible during shutdowns. Source: Latvia-based Russian media outlet Meduza Details: Meduza reported that residents of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (114+ words) Russia has fined the Telegram messaging app US$432,366 for failing to remove prohibited content. Source: Interfax, a Kremlin-aligned Russian news outlet Details: Russian authorities have repeatedly accused Telegram " one of the most popular messaging platforms in Russia " of allowing its…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (95+ words) Russian government begins full blocking of Telegram" " The Russian government has begun fully blocking Telegram Most complaints are coming from Moscow, St Petersburg and the Moscow region Complaints began to increase particularly actively on Saturday 14 March The number of complaints…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (161+ words) " " " " " ", ", " ", " " " " " " " " " ". Residents of Moscow have begun buying pagers, handheld radios, landline phones as well as road and foldable paper maps following internet outages in early March. Details: According to data from Wildberries, one of Russia's largest online retailers, sales of handheld…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (184+ words) Ukraine's defence forces have struck a long-range space communications centre and several air defence sites belonging to the Russians, as well as Russian personnel, over the past 24 hours. Ukraine's defence forces have struck a long-range space communications centre and several…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (256+ words) Estonia has decided to allocate "3.5 million to Ukraine for the purchase of Starlink communication systems within the IT Coalition, thereby improving Ukraine's IT capacity and supporting it in countering Russian aggression. Source: Estonian Ministry of Defence, as reported by European…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (233+ words) Authorities in Russia's Ulyanovsk Oblast have imposed restrictions on mobile internet that are set to remain in place until the end of the so-called "special military operation" unless the federal authorities decide otherwise. Source: Radio Liberty's Russian service, citing local…...