Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov admitted that residents of the region could not set up instant notifications about the missile threat in the government messenger Max.
“Push notifications cannot be provided via Max because the software there is being rolled out to foreign manufacturers, and this contradicts the whole approach” – He said Gladkov in a video clip he posted on his Telegram channel.
“This is perhaps one of the most difficult problems that worries the entire border region now,” Gladkov added. “Our entire alert system is built on instant notifications that arrive, for example, in the event of a missile threat or drone attacks.” He said he would try to resolve the issue, but did not give any time frame.
In the first two months of 2026, as a result of strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Belgorod region, 35 civilians were killed and 239 people were injured. I mentioned Regional authorities at the end of February.
Vyacheslav Gladkov previously criticized the communications blackout in the Belgorod region, and said he was “concerned” about the telegram being withheld, because it would be difficult for local residents to get quick information about the bombing.