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Russia has warned against the use of dating apps in border regions amid Ukraine’s invasion.
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Russian authorities are citing security concerns and claiming that Ukraine is using apps to gather intelligence.
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Russia is facing a demographic crisis, with its population likely to halve by the end of the century.
Russia is facing a population crisis, but is reluctant to embrace dating apps in some regions.
The Russian Interior Ministry on Tuesday urged people in the border regions of Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod not to use dating apps due to Kiev’s invasion of Russian territory.
“The use of online dating services is strongly discouraged. The enemy actively uses them to gather information,” a memo issued by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs said, Interfax news agency reported, according to a Moscow Times translation.
Homemade apps have taken over the Russian online dating market after Western dating apps Tinder, Bumble and Badoo left the market.
On Tuesday, Russian authorities also advised residents of the border areas not to use surveillance cameras or stream videos on roads where military vehicles are present.
“The enemy identifies IP address ranges in our territories, gains remote access to unprotected security cameras and monitors everything from private land to strategic roads and highways,” the Russian Interior Ministry said.
The warnings came after Ukraine launched a surprise invasion of Russia’s Kursk region on August 6. Tuesday The military leadership of Ukraine said his forces have captured more Russian territory than Moscow’s troops have in Ukraine since the beginning of 2024.
Russia’s population could halve by the end of this century
The demographic crisis in Russia is so serious that the the country’s population could halve by the end of the century, according to a report from the Atlantic Council earlier this month.
Russia was already facing a demographic crisis before the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
By the end of 2023, more than 300,000 Russian troops had been killed or wounded in the war in Ukraine. US intelligence officials estimated. An estimated 1 million people fled Russia after the war broke out, creating a brain drain And labor shortage in the countryside.
Overall, Russia’s population growth has declined over the past decade, World Bank data show.
Russian President Vladimir Putin pays special attention to demographic issues.
In November, He praised the virtues of large families and called on women to have eight children or more.
Earlier this year, Putin called on Russians to have more children for ethnic survival.
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