alt Hacker NewsI agree with Ukraine, but only when it comes to the first two or so years of the war, by now most of those that didn’t respect those rules (I’m talking both sides) are either dead or missing some limbs. With that told, just recently the Russian MOD has started applying heavy penalties to its soldiers close to the frontlines who were still using Telegram and/or the Ukrainian mobile network (?!), so it looks like there are still some behaviors left to correct.
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Another interesting development is the ridiculous amount of background bluring in photos. Turns out you can find surprisingly large number of garages, warehouses, treelines, etc based on a single photo.
It's also a morale issue. It's easier to get people to huddle in a cold and damp hole if they can play video games and watch anime.
TG ist another case. This is more a crackdown on the uncensored internet. My guess Ukrainians are also using TG without problems.
The Russians are having problems with Telegram because their own military comms don't work.
Russian units have requested fire support via telegram.