The Russians complained of another disaster yesterday, June 28. This was first reported by the mass media and then picked up by various technological publications and confirmed the information on their side.

Russia without WhatsApp

• When trying to download the messenger for Mac or Windows from the official site, page gives link error. Versions for Android and Apple devices are downloaded without problems.
• The application for computers can be downloaded using VPN services by changing the IP address; this means that access is closed to Russian users only. The app is also available in the Microsoft Store and Apple Store.
• There has been no official statement regarding this so far so it is not clear whether this is a glitch or not. The scale also remains unclear.

Russians can’t download WhatsApp / Photo guides

It is worth noting that WhatsApp belongs to Meta, which is recognized as extremist in Russia and has its social networks Facebook and Instagram blocked. It is interesting that WhatsApp itself is not banned. If the company did indeed decide to shut down access to Russians, they will now also lose access to these means of communication.

We will remind you that earlier invaders lost their ability to download ISO images of Windows 10 and 11 from the Microsoft website. The company’s support explained that the restriction is related to a “government order” where it is impossible to download or install a set of files on the territory of Russia and Belarus. According to users on the network, the problem is easily resolved with the help of a VPN.