Telegram crashed

In the work of the Telegram messenger there was a large-scale failure, it follows from the data of the Downdetector service. Users reported problems accessing the desktop version of the messenger.

During the day at the VimpelCom office (works under the brand name “Beeline“”) told According to Vedomosti, Telegram traffic on Saturday increased sharply – compared to Friday, there was an increase of 1.5 times.

Earlier, Roskomnadzor warned that in the areas of the CTO, a temporary restriction of the work of Internet resources is possible. At the same time, the work of Telegram is not limited by the regulator. Before that, some users have already complained about the failures in the messenger.

A counter-terrorist operation (CTO) regime has now been introduced in Moscow and the Moscow Region, and security measures have also been strengthened in a number of other regions. This is happening against the backdrop of events related to the founder of Wagner PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin. On the evening of June 23, on social networks associated with Prigozhin, on his behalf, it was announced about a missile attack on one of the rear camps of a military company and other statements were circulated. The Ministry of Defense stated that reports of attacks on Wagner PMC fighters are not true and are an “information provocation.”

On June 24, the Pool of the First Telegram channel, close to the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, reported that Prigozhin had accepted the proposal of the Belarusian leader to stop the movement of PMC Wagner and de-escalate tensions. A little later, Prigozhin himself confirmed that the movement of his military equipment deep into Russia would be stopped, the fighters would return to the camps.