The Ministry of Digital Development stated that the functionality of Telegram will be preserved in the SVO zone to allow the military time to transition to a domestic messenger, despite the slowdown in downloading large files as mandated by the RKN's decision.

The Ministry of Digital Development stated that the functionality of Telegram will be preserved in the SVO zone to allow the military time to transition to a domestic messenger, despite the slowdown in downloading large files as mandated by the RKN's decision.

@ostorozhno_novosti 18 Feb 2026, 16:59

Russian authorities do not plan to block the operation of the Telegram messenger on the front, as stated by the head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, Maksut Shadaev.

@meduzalive 18 Feb 2026, 13:46

Russian Telegram users report issues with the messenger, according to data from Downdetector and 'Failure RF'.

@varlamov_news 18 Feb 2026, 12:58

The head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Shadayev, stated that Telegram's operations will not be restricted in the SVO zone, but it is hoped that military personnel will transition to Russian services over time.

@varlamov_news 18 Feb 2026, 12:43

IT specialists reported issues with updating Linux as users of domestic OSs cannot update the kernel and access to important resources is restricted.

@ostorozhno_novosti 18 Feb 2026, 10:51

Developers of Russian operating systems are facing difficulties in updating the Linux kernel, which is linked to the slowdown of Telegram due to increased traffic filtering by communication operators.

@bazabazon 18 Feb 2026, 09:30

Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadayev stated at a meeting of the State Duma committee on information policy that foreign intelligence services have access to messages in Telegram.

@meduzalive 18 Feb 2026, 08:54

The Russian Communications Oversight Agency has started to slow down Telegram due to the messenger's disregard for over 150,000 requests to remove prohibited content, according to the head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Maksut Shadayev.

@mash 18 Feb 2026, 08:03

Roskomnadzor decided to slow down Telegram services due to the neglect of 150,000 requests to remove prohibited content.

@ostorozhno_novosti 18 Feb 2026, 07:58

Roskomnadzor has decided to slow down the Telegram services based on federal legislation requirements, according to the head of the Ministry of Digital Development.

@varlamov_news 18 Feb 2026, 07:56