He National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine This Friday, the US banned its officials and soldiers from using Telegram on their work devices to prevent cyberattacks and information theft by Russia through this messaging platform.
“To minimize these threats, the decision has been taken to prohibit the installation and use of Telegram “in official devices of State authorities, military personnel, employees of the security and defence sector and companies in charge of critical infrastructures,” the Council’s statement reads.
According to this Ukrainian state body, which includes the heads of the main military and security structures and other strategic institutions, “Telegram It is actively used by the enemy for cyber attacks, for the distribution of phishing and malware, and for establishing the geolocation of users, directing missile attacks, etc.”
The ban does not apply to civil servants, military personnel and members of security structures in charge of informing and communicating with the Ukrainian population, including Telegram It is the most popular messaging platform and the main means of obtaining information and receiving notifications.
Ukraine: Russian “strike capabilities” reduced in Donetsk
On the other hand, the Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenskisaid in his address to the nation last night that his armed forces have managed to weaken Russian assault capabilities in the region of Donetsk from the east of Ukrainethanks in part to the Ukrainian military operation in the Russian Oblast of Kurskwhich would have forced Moscow to move some 40,000 soldiers there.
“The Armed Forces of Ukraine have now managed to reduce the assault capabilities of the occupiers in the region of Donetsk“, said Zelenskiwhich acknowledged however that “the situation remains extremely difficult” in the area, especially on the axes of You dare y Pokrovsk.
Zelenski He added that the Ukrainian army “has already managed to divert some 40,000 troops” to the Russian region of Kurskwhere kyiv launched its most ambitious cross-border operation of this war on August 6 and has dozens of towns under its control.
Force a Russia to transfer a substantial part of the troops it uses to try to advance in eastern Ukraine is one of the declared objectives of the invasion of Russian territory launched by Kievwhich, according to what he said Zelenskiis also managing to capture a large number of Russian prisoners of war who are then exchanged for Ukrainian captives.
The Ukrainian president also explained, without giving further details, that Ukraine is preparing “detailed and substantial negotiations” with its partners that have to do with the situation of Donetsk and other areas of the front.
According to the latest bulletin of the Center for Defense Strategies in kyiv, Ukraine has managed to stop the counteroffensive launched by Russia to recover territory in Kursk and continues to gain ground in some areas of the territory it controls in this Russian region.
At the same time, the Ukrainian think tank also says it has identified slight Russian advances in certain areas of the axes of In Lima, Pokrovsk, Toretsk y You dare.
Russian air defenses shoot down eight drones over the border region of Belgorod
Russian air defenses shot down eight Ukrainian drones over the border region of Belgradethe country’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday.
“Last night an attempt by the regime of Kiev to carry out a terrorist attack using drones against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation Russia“, the military note states.
The governor of the neighboring region of Kursk, Alexei Smirnovreported the downing of a Ukrainian missile last night.
Russia continues its counteroffensive in Kursk to expel enemy troops that broke into that region on August 6.
According to the Russian military, more than 10 towns in the region have already been liberated, although the Ministry of Defense acknowledges in its daily reports that the forces of Kiev They have not given up on their attempts to expand their presence in Russian territory, including through new incursions that are repelled.
Ukraine shoots down 61 of 70 drones launched by Russia
On the other hand, Ukrainian air defenses shot down 61 Shahed kamikaze drones out of a total of 70 launched by Russian forces in a new massive night attack over the territory of 13 of the country’s 24 oblasts, the Ukrainian Air Force reported in its Friday statement.
These unmanned devices, which Russia acquired from its Iranian partners, were launched from the territories of Primorsko-Ajtarsk, Kursk y Yeiskall of them in the Russian Federation and near the border with Ukraine.
In addition to the drones, Russia launched three missiles against the region of Donetskin Ukraine eastern Ukraine, and attacked the Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk (center).
Apart from in Dnipropetrovskair defenses were activated during the attack in the Kyiv (northern), Cherkasi, Kirovograd and Poltava (central) oblasts, Vienna, Ivano-Frankivsk, Yemelnitsky y Lviv (west), Sumi (northeast) and Mykolaiv, Odessa y Kherson (south). EFE
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