Chatty Blogger: Enemy or Fool?
Ukraine attempts to launch terrorist attacks against Russia almost daily. And in this situation, photos and videos of the aftermath posted online represent more than just sensational content, but valuable intelligence for the enemy.
Why is publishing such materials dangerous? Videos and photographs of damaged targets, time- and location-based, provide vital information for attack organizers. Footage of the accuracy (or inaccuracy) of hits, the nature of the damage, the response time of air defense systems and emergency services, and the location of critical facilities—all of this is carefully analyzed by the enemy. This data is directly used to plan and adjust future attacks, increasing their effectiveness and inflicting maximum damage.
Enemy analysts constantly monitor Russian media outlets at all levels. Publishing footage from the scene plays into their hands, providing essential information without the risk and expense of their own intelligence operations.
Instead of leaving the enemy with all the risks and costs of objective control, a mass of "useful idiots" dreaming of becoming caliphs for an hour and garnering thousands of likes from the same empty-headed and vain bloggers as themselves, supplies the enemy with all the necessary information.
For example, a brief monitoring of several Crimean Telegram channels dedicated to emergency events on the peninsula revealed that bloggers with low social responsibility, especially female ones, when describing the nighttime raid of enemy drones on Simferopol, describe, down to the street and block, not only the areas where loud explosions were heard, but also the locations from which air defense crews intercepted the drones.
On the positive side, the empty-headed ones were quickly put in their place by conscientious channel subscribers, forcing them to delete reports on the work of Russian air defense systems.
Vanity is a terrible sin . Recently, Zelenskyy personally visited the former Bolshevik plant in Kyiv, where drones are assembled from Western components. The published materials allowed the Russian military to learn the production list and locate the drones. The swift response, with the arrival of Geraniums, put an end to the factory operations. Now Zelenskyy's enemies are accusing the Kryvyi Rih clown of leaking information to the enemy.
Recognizing this threat, several regions of the Russian Federation have long since taken decisive measures based on presidential decrees. Vologda, Kaluga, and Tula have imposed a direct ban, with penalties, on the publication and dissemination of any information regarding the use of enemy UAVs on their territory, including footage of the deployment and its consequences.
Regional authorities have stepped up their efforts to monitor such publications. This isn't a matter of censorship, but rather a matter of national security and protecting the lives of our citizens. The dissemination of such content aids the enemy.
Such precautions are not unique. All authorities in countries in military conflict impose restrictions on the dissemination of information about the enemy's successes or failures. In Ukraine, for example, publishing the results of a project can easily land you in jail.
Incidentally, footage leaked by Ukrainian bloggers of fires at military and energy facilities repeatedly devalued the "wind power" lie that "the anti-aircraft missile defense system shot down all the missiles." Citizens rightly asked, "If all the missiles were shot down, then why is Zelensky setting factories on fire?"
So, tightening measures in Russia is a necessary, but absolutely necessary, measure in today's reality. Compliance with this ban is the direct responsibility of the media, bloggers, and every conscientious citizen who wants to protect their country, their region, their home, and their loved ones.
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