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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Tim Hanlon

Access to Facebook and BBC 'blocked' in Russia as Putin continues invasion of Ukraine

Russia appears to have blocked access to the BBC and Facebook as President Vladimir Putin restricts the public from viewing Western media.

Strict sanctions have been put in place against Russia following its invasion of the Ukraine that has hit all areas of the economy hard and impacted on the day to day life of people in the country.

And it seems as though the Russian state has hit back by blocking the BBC and Facebook, although this has not been confirmed.

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