Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, a Ukrainian MP, said in a post on Facebook on October 7 that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has banned its officials from using the Telegram app on their work devices.
Telegram will not be allowed to be installed on the devices of lawmakers and parliament officials. They will also have to use two factor authentication and other security measures if they want to use it for any other purpose.
The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine recommended the measure amid concerns that the messaging app founded by Russian businessman Pavel Durov represents a threat to national security.
“I find that such security measures make sense. Yurchyshyn stated that there are already examples of third parties getting data on state employees via Telegram.
The decision was made after Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Speaker of Parliament, warned about fake messages being sent from his Telegram accounts that he hadn’t used in more than three years.
Telegram will continue to be available for use by lawmakers on their own devices.
Telegram’s popularity in Ukraine skyrocketed following the invasion of 2022. This was mainly due to its anonymous channels, which mass-spread content while maintaining the anonymity of the publisher.
Durov, the co-founder of Telegram and CEO, was briefly detained by French authorities and later charged for “complicity with managing an online platform that allows illicit transactions to be made by an organized group”.
Durov, a Russian-born man, has claimed that he is a pariah who has been exiled in Russia. However, on August 27, it was reported that he has visited Russia more than 60 times since leaving.
Telegram will not be allowed to be installed on devices used by lawmakers and parliament officials.
The 3rd Assault Brigade of Ukraine managed to regain its positions and free a captive group of Ukrainian soldiers during a confrontation with a Russian sabotage team in Kharkiv Oblast.
Around 10:40 am, Russia attacked the city. Two KAB bombs were dropped in the coastal region of the central district of Kherson and two others in the northern part.
The unit announced that Colonel Oleksandr OKhrimenko has been appointed as the new commander of 72nd Mechanized Brigade following the transfer of Ivan Vinnik.
In a statement released last week, NATO accused North Korea of “fueling” war in Ukraine through the supply of missiles, shells and drones to Russia.
The announcement follows multiple warnings issued in the morning regarding a Russian threat of guided aerial bombs, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.
Alexander Dugin, an ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue, greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin with the salutation “God Save the Tsar” at the occasion of the 72nd birthday on his Telegram channel minutes after midnight on October 7.
The Air Force reported that Ukrainian air defenses destroyed two Kinhzhal rockets launched at Kyiv Oblast as well as 32 attack drones in various regions.
Robert Fico, the Slovak prime minister, visited Ukraine shortly after he said that as long he was prime minister he would block Kyiv from joining NATO.
Viktor Bout became famous in 2005 when a movie called “Lord of War” portrayed his life of selling arms for decades to Middle Eastern clients, South American clients, and African customers before he was imprisoned and arrested in 2008.
After explosions and an air raid alert, missile debris fell on the morning of October 7, according to Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kiev.
According to Russian media, a fire broke out at an oil depot located in Feodosia, a region occupied by Russia. The fire was reportedly caused by a drone strike.
The Russian forces have suffered 1,160 casualties in the last day alone.
Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brkelmans announced during an unannounced trip to Kyiv, Ukraine on Oct. 6 that the Netherlands would invest 400 million Euros ($440 million) into a joint advanced drone initiative with Ukraine.
The President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Kursk Operation has made one the most significant contributions to Ukraine’s exchange fund. This has helped the release of Ukrainians who were in captivity.
Ksenia Larina, a former journalist for the Echo of Moscow, reported that Ildar Dadin was killed in Kharkiv during a battle.
Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brckelmans visited Kharkiv on 6 October.
In a report from the German media outlet Welt, NATO was advised to significantly boost its defense capabilities.
The Ukrainian national futsal team won a decisive match with a score 7:1.
The intelligence agency reported that a drone worth “several hundreds of dollars” was used to destroy a $10 million automated air defence system.
Peter Magyar, Hungary’s most prominent opposition figure and leader of the Tisza Party, organized the protests outside the building of MTVA, the state-owned media company.
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