"В честь наших героев и участников спецоперации и в память о подвигах всех наших предков, сражавшихся в разные исторические периоды за родину": Путин объявил 2025 год Годом защитников Отечества.
"В честь наших героев и участников спецоперации и в память о подвигах всех наших предков, сражавшихся в разные исторические периоды за родину": Путин объявил 2025 год Годом защитников Отечества.
The message was not authentic, with the real Zelenskiy soon denying the claim on his official Telegram channel, but the incident highlighted a major problem: disinformation quickly spreads unchecked on the encrypted app. Andrey, a Russian entrepreneur living in Brazil who, fearing retaliation, asked that NPR not use his last name, said Telegram has become one of the few places Russians can access independent news about the war. "Someone posing as a Ukrainian citizen just joins the chat and starts spreading misinformation, or gathers data, like the location of shelters," Tsekhanovska said, noting how false messages have urged Ukrainians to turn off their phones at a specific time of night, citing cybersafety. Telegram was founded in 2013 by two Russian brothers, Nikolai and Pavel Durov. Sebi said data, emails and other documents are being retrieved from the seized devices and detailed investigation is in progress.
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