Ukraine unsuccessful in blocking Russian sites

The Ukrainian government hasn't been successful in implementing the ban on the use of some Russian websites in the country, reports Vedomosti from a study by Factrum Group Ukraine. In July, 35 percent of the Ukrainian internet audience used Russian social network VKontakte on a monthly basis, while the share for the Russian internet search engine Yandex totaled 33 percent. Mail.ru Group and the social network Odnoklassniki followed with 30 percent and 22 percent, respectively.

The Ukrainian active internet audience totals around 21.6 million.