It became known about the court demand to "Yandex" to close access to maps and photos of oil refineries
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A court in Moscow has demanded that Yandex close access to maps and photos of one of the largest Russian oil refineries due to Ukrainian drone attacks. About it on January 3 reports TASS with reference to court documents.
"The claim requirements - to satisfy. To oblige LLC "Yandex" within one month from the date of entry into legal force of the court decision to exclude information access to the infrastructure of the oil refining company," - cited the court decision.
As noted in the court, this company "provides the needs of the Russian army and navy during a special military operation", its name and location is not specified.
The company must remove or retouch photos of the plant's components, including shops, compressor stations, tank sites and other elements of the plant from the Yandex. Maps" service.
In September, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that the fire at the Moscow Oil Refinery occurred after a downed UAV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF). The fire was assigned the fifth level of complexity. According to Sobyanin, there is no damage at the facility and no threat to work, and there are also no casualties.
Ukrainian militants are trying to strike Russian territories against the background of the special operation in Donbass, the start of which was announced on February 24, 2022 by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The decision was taken due to the aggravation of the situation in the region due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.
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