OREANDA-NEWS  The social network ЯRUS announced that it was suspending its work on June 30. This was reported by her press service.

"With great regret, we have to inform you about the suspension of the social network since June 30. After a thorough analysis of the current situation, we are convinced that this is the only possible solution… Due to the political situation, support for the project has been suspended. We are in search of new investors," the report says.

YARUS, as the post says, was created in 2020 and "combined many content formats." For its functioning, a "large amount of investment" was needed, financing was found in Russia. Instagram Facebook* and Instagram* were positioned as a domestic alternative to the banned Facebook* and Instagram* after February 2022. Foreign media linked YARUS with entrepreneur and founder of the Wagner PMCs Evgeny Prigozhin, and he himself also repeatedly mentioned this social network in a positive way.