“The representative office of the Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Migration in the Russian Federation warns that through social networks and popular instant messengers such as Telegram, there is an active recruitment of citizens, including minor children, to participate in terrorist acts in Russia,” the statement said. Kyrgyz Ministry of Labor.
Recruiters operate mainly through dating sites and identify victims by analyzing correspondence in various groups, as well as on religious, cultural, and national grounds.
Recruiters often focus on people who are depressed or experiencing some kind of difficulty.
“The representative office calls on Kyrgyzstanis living or temporarily staying in Russia not to succumb to various provocations and not to find employment through social networks,” the ministry reports.
According to the Kremlin, Telegram founder Pavel Durov should pay more attention to the fact that the messenger is becoming a tool in the hands of terrorists.