Due to the military invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, hostilities continue, and enemy missile strikes damage residential buildings and critical infrastructure. Some Ukrainians remained in the temporarily occupied territory. The occupiers practice illegal checks of phones and other gadgets on those who are trying to leave it.. Often the only way is to travel to the Russian Federation, and then to the EU countries and Ukraine. Portal "

Phone, tablet and laptop contain personal information. You are not required by law to provide access to it, but you cannot expect occupiers to comply with international and local laws. Therefore, you should take care of the preparation of equipment in advance..

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It is necessary to remove all information from the phone that may seem suspicious as soon as possible:.

exit chats and unsubscribe from news feeds;

remove all discussions of political issues, hostilities, condemnation of the policies of Putin and Russia;

remove photos of military equipment, destruction, screenshots, etc..

In order not to arouse suspicion, you do not need to delete all messengers. You should leave at least one less active one, but you also need to clean up those chats in it that can provoke unnecessary questions.

You should also clear your browser history and bookmarks.. You can leave something neutral, because an overly clean phone can also arouse suspicion..

You also need to set up two-factor authentication in all accounts..

Turn off fingerprint and FaceID unlock on your phone. You should avoid unlocking your own phone (do not enter passwords on laptops and other equipment; do not type the password on the phone, especially under cameras or in the presence of representatives of the aggressor country).

If the occupiers demand to hand over personal belongings, the gadgets should be turned off.

Earlier we wrote that the occupiers are forcing residents of the temporarily occupied territories to delete the Oschadbank application.