After that, there has been recent news that Apple is now pulling off Russian apps from its App Stores including VKontakte – a Russian alternative to Facebook, although it is still available in desktop and mobile browsers.

Along with VKontake, Apple has also removed other apps such as Mail.ru, VK Music, and Youla. If you’ve already downloaded the app on your phone you can still use them, even though the notifications and payments maybe get affected but new users won’t be able to download the apps.

According to Apple, the removals were undertaken to comply with the most recent UK sanctions against Russia. Apple confirmed this to CNN Business. The UK government announced on Monday that it was going after dozens of Russian elites in response to Russia’s “illegal sham referendums in Ukraine,” which were meant to show support for Ukraine’s union with Russia.

Apple claims that the majority of the owners or controllers of the companies behind the apps removed our bodies recognized by the UK government. Apple claims that these developer accounts were terminated to adhere to UK sanctions.

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As per the sources, even though it was offered for pre-order on the Epic Games Store, the game was taken from the store before release, and refunds were granted for unknown reasons. According to Rebellion, they released the following statement to VGC in response to the matter. Sniper Elite 5 was not accessible on the Epic Store at debut due to reasons beyond their control, however, it will be available in the near future. They also expressed regret for the disruption to the gaming community. Right now, what we know is that Epic Game Store presently lists the game as “coming soon.”

As per the statement on the game’s support site, it claims that Users should have gotten a refund if they pre-ordered from Epic. Please contact them here if they haven’t already. Despite requesting one, some Twitter users claimed to have received a refund for the game earlier this month.

Coming to the game, Sniper Elite 5 is a game set in 1944 in France, in which players assume the character of an elite member of a US Rangers group. Players take on the role of Karl Fairburne and collaborate with the French Resistance to thwart a secret Nazi initiative that threatens to finish the war before the Allies have a chance to participate. This game can be playable solo or with a friend in co-op mode. Invasion mode is also included in the game, which allows players to enter another player’s game and hunt them down. In some scenarios, players can summon a second sharpshooter to assist them.

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