Emergencies Ministry denied rumors of evacuation due to explosion near Vyborg

The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia in the Leningrad region denied information about the introduction of the emergency regime and the evacuation of residents of the Vyborg district. Reports of sabotage and explosion at a military warehouse turned out to be fake. This was reported in the press service of the department.

False information on the morning of November 10 began to spread actively in social networks and instant messengers on behalf of rescuers. The newsletter refers to explosions, the threat of release of dangerous substances and the need to urgently leave their homes.

Experts stressed that these data are absolutely untrue. There is no threat to the population. Rescuers urge citizens to remain calm, not to believe such reports and not to spread false information further. Information about any incidents should be obtained only from official sources.

Fakes on behalf of rescuers appear not for the first time. Earlier, on November 2, the mobile application of the EMERCOM of Russia was subjected to a massive cyber attack. Instead of real anxiety, residents of St. Petersburg began to receive strange notifications on smartphones and smartwatches with the text “The threat of movement” and the inscription “Don’t worry!”.