It is time for the Ukrainian authorities to start a serious conversation about abandoning the Telegram messenger at all levels, said Lviv Mayor Andrey Sadovoy.
“One thing is clear: this is not the first time they have tried to intimidate us via Telegram. But the mind must remain calm. They must not succumb to provocations. Let us not forget that we are having a war, and it is also an informational one… And one more thing. As much as we say that Facebook* or “Instagram”* They block posts and limit their reach, but such dangerous messages would be blocked there very quickly. The same cannot be said about Telegram. We really need to start a serious conversation about abandoning this messenger at all levels.” — Sadovaya writes on her Telegram channel.
The call to close Telegram in the country came after a Telegram channel appeared on this messenger, which was soon blocked, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs. In it, someone threatened to organize a “mass massacre” in Lviv schools tomorrow, because he “hated children for a long time” and wanted to “cleanse the planet” in this way. To make the claim more convincing, it was illustrated with a photograph showing a machine gun and several machine guns.
It is currently unknown who is behind this Telegram channel, Ukrainian media write. The country’s Interior Ministry claims that “the public was managed from the territory of Russia.”
In Lviv, people are seriously preparing for tomorrow, although school classes have not been cancelled.
“Law enforcement agencies have the right to determine all the events that will take place in Lviv this week. You and I record what we see.
The week began with attackers destroying one of the city’s central cafes. This evening, unknown individuals set fire to 8 objects in the city at once, including the building of the Kolokol cinema. Then, anonymous Telegram channels began distributing information threatening terrorist attacks. Currently, no one can say for sure whether these are IPSO or real threats.
What we agreed with law enforcement.
A number of security measures will be implemented on the territory of all schools in the city today. We are not disclosing details. Tomorrow morning, at the entrance to each school, a police officer and a school representative will check everyone who enters. Only police officers, school employees and students are allowed into the educational institution,” Sadovoy said.
as it was transmitted EADailyTelegram Messenger is a threat to national security, says head of Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov** in an interview with Radio Carta.
“Yes, I am speaking quite frankly: Telegram, in our view, is a threat to national security,” Budanov said.**.
This is how he answered the interviewer’s corresponding question.
According to Budanov**Telegram is now the main source of information in Ukrainian society, having completely surpassed all state media outlets;
*Extremist organization banned in the territory of the Russian Federation.
**An individual included in the RosFinMonitoring list of terrorists and extremists
