No dating apps for Russian citizens living in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions, which are on the border with Ukraine. The invitation not to use online platforms to find a soul mate comes from the Ministry of the Interior, and is also extended to the military.

The request is based on fears that Kiev forces may enter users' accounts to steal sensitive data. "It is strongly discouraged to use online dating services because the enemy actively uses such sources to collect confidential information," the ministry warns, quoted by the Interfax agency. The ministry also urges residents of these regions not to use security cameras. "The enemy," it says in a statement, "is massively identifying IP addresses in our territories and remotely connecting to unprotected security cameras, managing to see everything from private yards to streets to strategically important highways."

The Moscow Interior Ministry also asks citizens not to post videos on social media made with dashboard cameras of cars "while driving along roads where there are also military vehicles." Security forces have also been asked not to use cell phones that contain a lot of information, as they could fall into enemy hands. Finally, the need to delete the accounts of those captured by the enemy or people whose smartphones they have accessed.

(Unioneonline/vf)

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