Russia deploys messaging app with secret camera control across occupied Ukrainian territories

Yevhenia Virlych, editor-in-chief of the Kherson-based publication Kavun.City, reported this on Espreso TV.

"The Russians are trying their best to restrict communication between people in the temporarily occupied territories. Messaging apps are not working very well. The Russians are also very actively promoting their own messaging app and imposing it on people. There are restrictions on access to voice messages in regular messaging apps. I won't go into much detail about the Russian messenger app, as it is currently being actively discussed and reported on, so it is not difficult to find information about it. However, today information appeared that this messenger can turn on the camera uncontrollably at any moment. That is, they are trying to track people's movements as much as possible, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to contact people in the occupied territories," Virlych said.

The journalist also said that there has been a long-standing problem with medical services and medicines in the temporarily occupied territories.

"There are very few medical centers in the temporarily occupied territories. We have received information from Russians, which we are still verifying, that there are very few pharmacies and medicines left in the occupied territories. They are also actively preparing for the school year with the help of propaganda. It should be added that after the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, the climate situation in the temporarily occupied territories has become very difficult, and the Russians are doing nothing about it. As a result, many communities have no water, and the occupiers are unable to solve this problem," she added.

• On August 8, the National Resistance Center reported that Russians are forcing residents of temporarily occupied territories to install spyware that stores data and transmits it to Russian special services.
• On the evening of August 19, a complete blackout occurred in the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.