(Reuters) -Russia published a list of locally developed social media, ride-hailing and other apps that it said would keep working during its mobile internet shutdowns – blackouts that have often been ordered to disrupt Ukrainian drone attacks.

The list issued on Friday included online government services, marketplaces, the Mir electronic payment system and state-backed messenger MAX. It omitted rival foreign services including Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp.

The Digital Development Ministry said it had a “special technical solution” to let local apps keep going. “This measure will reduce the inconvenience caused to citizens by mobile internet shutdowns necessary to ensure security,” it added.

It made no mention of Ukraine or drones. Governors from Russian border regions have regularly said bl

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