In connection with the Ukrainian offensive, the Russian Interior Ministry has appealed to residents of the regions bordering Ukraine not to use dating sites and CCTV cameras, state media reported. “The enemy identifies IP address ranges on our territories, remotely accesses unsecured cameras, monitors everything from private yards to strategic roads and highways,” the spokesman for the Russian ministry said.
The Russian Interior Ministry has appealed to residents of the regions bordering the north-eastern Ukrainenot to use dating sites, state media reported Tuesday. The warnings to residents of Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions also included recommendations not to use security cameras, the Moscow Times reported.
– Using online dating sites is strongly discouraged. The enemy actively uses them to gather information – said a spokesman for the Russian Interior Ministry.
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“It's better not to use industrial cameras”
– The enemy identifies IP address ranges in our territories, remotely accesses unsecured cameras, monitors everything from private backyards to strategic roads and highways – the spokesman said. – If it is not necessary, it is better not to use CCTV cameras – he said.
The ministry also advised military personnel to avoid using phones containing sensitive personal information and to delete the contact details of soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces. “It is important to monitor and moderate chats and promptly delete the accounts of those captured by the enemy or whose phones have been compromised,” the spokesman added.
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Kursk. Volunteers hand out clothes at a temporary evacuation pointReuters
How many Russians were evacuated?
According to official Russian data, there are currently 171 temporary accommodation centers in 24 regions of Russia, where about 10 thousand people, including three thousand children– In the 24 hours since Saturday morning, more than 1,700 people have been evacuated from the Kursk region in western Russia, said Irina Tolmacheva, spokeswoman for the region's governor, as quoted by Russian media on Sunday.
Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said on Monday that more than 121,000 people had been evacuated from nine border areas in Kursk Oblast, the state news agency TASS reported.
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