Russia tells citizens to switch off home surveillance because the Ukrainians are coming

Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs issued OPSEC guidance to residents in Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod, warning that Ukrainian forces are exploiting unprotected home surveillance cameras, dating apps, Telegram’s proximity feature, and geotagged social media content to collect intelligence. The memo advises disabling these services, removing identifiers linking individuals to military or critical sectors, moderating chats for compromised accounts, and avoiding posts or dashcam footage that could reveal troop movements amid Ukraine’s offensive into Kursk Oblast.