Russian social media site tells Ukrainians how to dodge web block

FILE PHOTO: A man looks at a computer screen showing logos of Russian social network VKontakte, in this picture illustration taken May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/Illustration/File Photo

MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Vkontakte, the Russian version of Facebook, on Wednesday sent its millions of Ukrainian users instructions on how to circumvent a ban by the Ukrainian government.

Kiev on Tuesday forbade Ukrainian web hosts to provide access to popular Russian social networks, part of a package of restrictions on Russian internet firms that it said was intended to guard against cyber threats.