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Panic mounts on pro-war Russian Telegram channels after Pavel Durov's arrest
Russian soldiers and civilians alike are highly active users of the messaging app, which they fear may now be compromised.
One after another, pro-war channels, powered by real and fake military experts and "war correspondents," have come to the Telegram founder's defense, calling for his release and selling T-shirts printed with "#FreeDurov." Beyond the propaganda that emanates from this vast platform of personal "blogs" lies the reality that, since the start of the Kremlin's "special operation" in Ukraine two and a half years ago, Telegram has become a powerful channel used by Russian military networks, including on the battlefield. Operating, in principle, outside the control of both Western and Russian intelligence services, Telegram has served as one of the backbones of military communications on the frontline and for exchanging information behind the front.
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