I do not understand why Ukrainians use Telegram at all tbh. We had a documented case from part of then occupied Kherson where FSB fell for a smoke test. Unfortunately not everyone got out. The excuse to talk to relatives in Russia and the occupied territories is less compelling of late. My guess is inertia.
@nf3xn It *does* take a lot of effort to get all your contacts to move. "Inertia" is understandable. Is Signal a viable alternative ? Just having a consensus on where to move to, would help I guess.
@hakona True and if you are in the occupied territories then downloading and installing Signal could put a target on your head. Maybe hiding in plain sight is the least bad option here.