The Avito website and app are no longer available to users

The website and application of the largest online ad platform in Russia, Avito, stopped opening for users on the evening of May 14, TASS reports. RBC confirms the problem when trying to visit the site or application of the service.

So, when you try to access the Avito website, a “502 error” pops up, meaning that the server could not process the received request for technical reasons.

The application does not load information, an unknown error message appears and a suggestion to enter the application later.

Avito will continue to operate in Russia as an independent business Business

Avito classifieds site is the most popular online classifieds platform in Russia, according to App Annie and SimilarWeb. The daily audience of the platform is 22 million people

The company has been operating in Russia for 15 years. The number of active ads on Avito today exceeds 90 million, and the daily audience of the platform is 22 million people.

Against the backdrop of Western sanctions, Avito announced the separation into a separate business from the OLX Group. The latter belongs to the Prosus group, which is a division of the South African holding Naspers (the holding consolidated Avito in 2019). “OLX Group has taken the decision to cease any involvement in its activities in Russia. The separation process is currently underway, which will separate the companies into two independent entities. Avito will operate as an independent Russian company, managed by a local management team and its own board of directors,” the group said in a statement.

The legal process will take several months. The company will continue to be headed by Vladimir Pravdivy with the current team of top managers, the company said.

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