Russian occupiers installed video surveillance cameras and their own telephone towers in Melitopol to monitor local residents' communications. They were unable to reconfigure the existing Ukrainian towers, so they installed new ones specifically for eavesdropping on conversations.
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Russians have installed video cameras and telephone towers in Melitopol to keep a closer eye on local residents. They were unable to reconfigure the Ukrainian towers, so they set up their own to listen to conversations.
Proxy officials in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol in Zaporizhzhia Oblast have set up cell towers to eavesdrop on residents and search for 'dissidents,' exiled mayor Ivan Fedorov reported on Sept. 10.
Two of the newly-built towers are located near a hospital and a school.
The Russians are 'keeping a close eye on the dissidents,' having also installed surveillance cameras across the city.
Russian invaders have installed video cameras and towers to monitor and eavesdrop on Melitopol citizens, particularly dissidents.
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