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FWIW I've been told it's sometimes also used by the Ukrainian diaspora to communicate with their families back in the war zone. Tough whatsapp appears to be more popular for that.

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Its use is banned by Ukrainian military. I guess civilian use is still permitted.

It's banned because it leaks information (location, for instance) which is exactly the kind of thing you don't want leaking from your armed forces.

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