VKontakte

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VKontakte is described as a Russian social media platform that has transitioned to the domestic domain vk.ru, which it promotes as faster and more reliable than vk.com. The platform continues to operate through alternative app stores such as RuStore and Samsung Galaxy Store after being removed from Google Play and Apple's App Store, reportedly due to sanctions-related pressures. It is used for public communication, including official announcements by state bodies and cultural organizations.

Recent coverage

• Saint Petersburg woman fined for 'discrediting' the army over a post published in 2014 — SOTAvision
• Four-Year-Old Girl Swallowed 100 Magnets in Novorossiysk — Вести
• A craftsman from Stavropol explains why electric bicycles lost out — РИАМО
• Saint Petersburg residents concerned about felling of 56 adult trees near kindergarten — Gazeta.SPb
• Lipetsk resident fined 30,000 rubles for internet outage comments calling soldiers 'scum' — Медиазона
• Vladimir Putin Holds Working Meeting with Zaporizhzhia Governor Yevgeny Balitsky — Кремль. Новости
• "I Will Serve My Motherland Until Retirement" — Минобороны России
• Meeting of the Government of Kursk Region, July 20, 2026, starting at 10:00 — Курская область
• President of the Russian Federation met with North Korean Foreign Minister Choi Song-he in Moscow — Кремль. Новости
• Direct line with St. Petersburg Vice-Governor Sergey Kropachev on July 23 at 19:00 — Александр Беглов
• Journalist and historian of the Leningrad rock movement, Andrey Burlaka, has died — Коммерсантъ
• VKontakte permanently banned the account of the editor-in-chief of 'Evening Dispatches' — SOTAvision
• TV Host Sergey Sholokhov Has Died — Meduza
• Hinkstein: Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked a bus, shop, and stop in the Kursk region — Коммерсантъ
• Journalist Sergey Sholokhov has died — Коммерсантъ
• Journalist Sergey Sholokhov Has Died — Вести
• Every Vote Matters: Moscow Regional Election Commission Visits Meshcheryakova Family Center — РИАМО
• Fuel cards are being issued in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug for reproductive health checks — Дождь (Telegram)
• KVN program director Svetlana Maslyakova has died at the age of 79, her son told TASS — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Comedian Svetlana Maslyakova, a KVN director, has passed away — Коммерсантъ