Satellite image shows Kuban beaches polluted with fuel oil after two tankers sank in the Kerch Strait. The contamination spans 54 km, with oil seeping 50-60 cm into the sand. Volunteers are trying to collect polluted sand in bags.
Satellite image shows Kuban beaches polluted with fuel oil after two tankers sank in the Kerch Strait. The contamination spans 54 km, with oil seeping 50-60 cm into the sand. Volunteers are trying to collect polluted sand in bags.
Additionally, investors are often instructed to deposit monies into personal bank accounts of individuals who claim to represent a legitimate entity, and/or into an unrelated corporate account. To lend credence and to lure unsuspecting victims, perpetrators usually claim that their entity and/or the investment schemes are approved by financial authorities. In the past, it was noticed that through bulk SMSes, investors were induced to invest in or purchase the stocks of certain listed companies. Some people used the platform to organize ahead of the storming of the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, and last month Senator Mark Warner sent a letter to Durov urging him to curb Russian information operations on Telegram. The last couple days have exemplified that uncertainty. On Thursday, news emerged that talks in Turkey between the Russia and Ukraine yielded no positive result. But on Friday, Reuters reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin said there had been some “positive shifts” in talks between the two sides. On Feb. 27, however, he admitted from his Russian-language account that "Telegram channels are increasingly becoming a source of unverified information related to Ukrainian events."
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