Russian forces are installing surveillance equipment in occupied Mariupol to monitor citizens' conversations and internet traffic, including 40 towers erected over the past three months across all districts of the city.
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Russian troops are installing equipment in the occupied city of Mariupol to monitor citizens' conversations and Internet traffic.
Over the past three months, 40 of the towers have been erected across all districts of the city.
These towers also facilitate communication for the Russian military.
Two coal-mining companies have also been cut off in Donetsk Oblast.
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