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95% of Ukrainians convinced that Ukraine will win the war, but a growing number of those who do not believe in a quick cessation of hostilities. This is stated in a survey of the sociological group ‘Rating’, conducted on March 30-31. 95% of respondents believe that Ukraine will be able to repel Russia’s attack. However, […]
The Russian information regulator accused the encyclopedia of “information attacks”. Roskomnadzor has filed claims against the Russian-language version of Wikipedia. Russia is demanding the removal of articles about the full-scale war in Ukraine and the atrocities of the Russian military. This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense […]
Since the beginning of the Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Ministry of Finance has created an IT army, which has joined the Ukrainian and foreign IT specialists. Since then, the team has managed to attack more than 600 Russian online resources. What is known Hackers have blocked most government websites, Russian media and online services […]
In Japan, sanctions have come into force for the export of luxury goods to Russia. In particular, the supply of some cars, motorcycles, equipment for diving and skiing will be stopped. The package of sanctions aimed at restricting the export of luxury items came into force on Tuesday. This was announced by the Ministry of […]
This year’s Google Summer of Code Developer Contest is celebrating its seventeenth anniversary. It will take place without participants from Russia, Belarus and the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Both ordinary participants and mentors or administrators from these regions will not be admitted to the competition. More details below. Google comment The company gave some […]
Roskomnadzor has included in the Register of blocked sites in Russia the Jooble resource – a job search service. The site also does not work in Belarus. Jooble blocking is a very interesting story. The fact is that Roskomnadzor claims that Jooble was blocked at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office for calls for […]
Meta briefly limited the hashtags #bucha and #buchamassacre, which appeared after photos of Russian army victims were added to the social network. Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the blocking was due to automated systems that found the images unacceptable. Facebook and Instagram, two social networks owned by Meta, allow you to post photos and videos […]
On April 4, the service for finding and placing short-term rent Airbnb banned residents of Russia and Belarus to rent housing around the world. All bookings canceled, and new ones cannot be made. Earlier, the service stopped operating in two countries after a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Airbnb has also launched a program to […]
A batch of modern armored vehicles has already prepared for the Ukrainian army and is being sent to the front. An exclusive photo of one of the first four Australian Bushmasters, repainted and re-equipped before being sent to Europe, was posted on Twitter by Australian journalist Andrew Green. The armored vehicles were re-equipped, repainted from […]
The fighting near Kyiv lasted for about a month. During this time, the Russian occupiers destroyed many infrastructure facilities, including bridges. After the liberation of the region from invaders, Ukravtodor immediately began to restore communication between the cities. According to the Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov, each bridge takes approximately 2-3 months. Therefore, it was […]