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Hackers hijack Moscow mayor's official channel to post pro-Ukrainian messages

The personal Telegram channel of Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin was hacked and flooded with numerous pro-Ukrainian posts, Astra Telegram channel reported on the evening of June 21.

22 June, 11:30 AM

Zakarpattia school shooter coerced by strangers online, police say

A 15-year-old ninth-grade student who opened fire at his school in Ukraine’s Zakarpattia Oblast and wounded a classmate was acting under pressure from unknown people he had been communicating with through a messaging app, regional police said on April 16.

17 April, 12:38 AM

Russians flock to South Korean app after Kremlin restricts Telegram access

South Korean messaging app KakaoTalk is surging in popularity among Russian users as Moscow continues restricting access to Telegram, independent Russian newspaper The Moscow Times reported on March 23.

23 March, 11:08 PM

Most Ukrainians oppose blocking Telegram, favor stronger law enforcement oversight

More than three-quarters of Ukrainians oppose a complete ban on the Telegram messenger in Ukraine, while a majority support greater oversight by law enforcement, according to a survey by the Rating Group think tank released on March 3.

3 March, 09:20 PM

Russian 'handlers' recruited Lviv bombing suspect via Telegram, police say

Andriy Nebytov, deputy head of Ukraine’s National Police, explained how the woman accused of carrying out the Feb. 22 terrorist attack in Lviv was recruited through the Telegram messaging app.

26 February, 08:11 PM

Law enforcement urges limits on Telegram after Russian-directed attacks

Government must step in and introduce stricter regulation of Russian messaging app Telegram, since it is used by the enemy intelligence apparatus to recruit Ukrainians for sabotage and terrorist attacks, Ukraine’s SBU security service and the Interior Ministry said on Feb. 23.

23 February, 11:39 PM

ISW: Ukraine counterattacks amid Russian comms blackout

Ukrainian forces are conducting localized counterattacks near the administrative border of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhya oblasts, taking advantage of disrupted Russian communications caused by the blocking of Starlink and Telegram, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Feb. 12.

13 February, 11:22 AM

Durov likens Russia to Iran after Telegram throttling

Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram messaging app, said that recent throttling of the service in Russia appear aimed at forcing citizens to switch to a competing government app “created for surveillance and political censorship.”

10 February, 09:19 PM

SBU detains man on mobilization sabotage charges

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has exposed a Dnipro resident who used Telegram to disseminate information about the movements of mobile groups of Territorial Recruitment Centers in an attempt to obstruct mobilization, the agency reported on Jan. 15.

15 January, 08:53 AM

Dutch teens arrested for spying on Moscow’s behalf

Dutch police have arrested two 17-year-olds on suspicion of spying for Russia, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported on Sept. 26.

26 September 2025, 08:35 PM

Telegram denies working with Russian intelligence services

Following an investigation by Important Stories into Telegram’s possible ties to Russian intelligence, the company said all servers are owned and maintained solely by Telegram staff, according to an official comment to Vot Tak on June 11.

11 June 2025, 11:56 AM

Drones strike major chemical plant in Ivanovo Oblast – Russian media

Explosions were reported in the city of Kineshma, in Russia’s Ivanovo Oblast, the Dmitrievsky Chemical Plant may have been targeted, Russian Telegram channels wrote on May 26.

26 May 2025, 08:01 AM

French intelligence rejects Durov’s Romania election interference accusations

France’s Directorate-General for External Security (DSGE) denied Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s allegations that it requested the blocking of pro-conservative accounts linked to Romania’s presidential election, France24 reported on May 19.

19 May 2025, 03:06 PM

Ukraine holds strong despite Russia’s military advantage - five-to-one in 2022 — Zaluzhnyi

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former Commander-in-Chief and now Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, reflected on the early days of the war on the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, on his Telegram on Feb. 24.

24 February 2025, 12:30 PM

SBU: Russia escalates disinformation war against Ukraine

Russia’s intelligence services have significantly ramped up information and psychological operations (IPSO) in Ukraine, aiming to sow division and fuel unrest, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) reported on Feb. 21 via Telegram.

21 February 2025, 03:50 PM

SBU thwarts sabotage attempt in Khmelnytskyi

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has arrested a Russian agent, who was preparing a terrorist attack near Ukrainian Defense Forces facilities in Khmelnytskyi, the agency wrote on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 12:50 PM

Drones hit oil depot in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Drones targeted the city of Kstovo in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, locals report a series of explosions and a fire near the area’s oil depot, Shot Telegram channel wrote on Jan. 29.

29 January 2025, 08:01 AM

Russia skimps on payments to Ukrainian agents it recruits

Russian intelligence services are attempting to recruit Ukrainians for minimal payments, often not paying them at all, according to a representative of the state project "I Want to Go Home," according to an article by NV published on Nov. 2.

4 November 2024, 05:15 PM

Malware spreads on Telegram, mimicking Ukraine’s Reserve+ app

Harmful software has appeared on Telegram, disguised as Ukraine’s Reserve+ military registration app, Special Communications Service reported on Oct. 16.

17 October 2024, 01:19 AM

Lviv Regional Administration bans Telegram on official devices for security

The Lviv Regional Military Administration has banned employees from using Telegram on official devices, according to its website on Oct. 11.

11 October 2024, 07:11 PM

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