I think it might be notifications for group chats they’re in. Maybe spread over multiple apps? Anecdotally I remember having the same friend group on multiple apps, with a couple of members missing/added in each. So many times the same topic create double or triple notifications. But 5000 is insane…
Realistically sanctions make them bad us good narrative very easy to sell for fascists.
Realustically-ier, the west is banking too hard on selling in the Indian market to piss off the Indian govt.