It's completely shut down. All of it. They don't want anybody talking about the war.
WoT RU – Game chats disabled - The Armored Patrol
Due to the military operation in Ukraine, game chats were disabled in World of Tanks on the Russian cluster. Yesterday, from ~16:05 (MSK), the ability to write on the game chat during battles and in private messages has disappeared, and the General Chat has been completely disabled. This was...
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