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'A bit unusual': Russia's Sochi grapples with Ukrainian drones
Internet blackouts in Sochi occur nightly and during major drone threats as part of Russia's efforts to disrupt Ukrainian drone flights targeting energy and military sites.
- Sochi, Russia, faces frequent internet blackouts as Ukrainian drones threaten the city, including during Putin's visit earlier this week.
- The blackouts stem from efforts to disrupt drone flight paths amid Kyiv's escalating long-range drone attacks responding to the 2022 Russian offensive.
- Residents report internet cuts usually at night or morning, with longer disconnections during major drone alerts, and some tourists have left the area.
- Sergei Kamenyuk acknowledged that the internet had been cut off, yet he viewed the forced disconnections positively, even as helicopters and drones hovered overhead.
- These disruptions reveal increased Ukrainian drone activity near Sochi, suggesting rising security risks and ongoing impact on civilian life and transport.
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‘A bit unusual’: Russia’s Sochi grapples with Ukrainian drones
Internet blackouts have become a fact of daily life in the Russian city of Sochi, which is coming under increasing threat of retaliatory Ukrainian drone strikes. Russia's authorities have tried to shield their citizens from the fallout of Moscow's offensive on Ukraine, launched in 2022, but as Kyiv ups its own long-range drone attacks on
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'A bit unusual': Russia's Sochi grapples with Ukrainian drones
Internet blackouts have become a fact of daily life in the Russian city of Sochi, which is coming under increasing threat of retaliatory Ukrainian drone strikes.
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