US EditionUlyanovsk Region Imposes First Permanent Mobile Internet Blackout
- The Ulyanovsk region is the first in Russia to suspend mobile Internet indefinitely, confirmed by regional authorities during a press conference on Nov. 8.
- Regional Minister of Digital Development Oleg Yagfarov stated that the suspension will last until the end of the war against Ukraine, citing state security measures.
- The ban will remain until Moscow issues a lifting order, affecting residential neighborhoods and social facilities near strategic sites.
- A so-called 'white list' of accessible internet services was introduced to lessen disruptions, but banking applications remain largely unavailable for users.
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In Russia, the fear of Ukrainian drone attacks is great. In order to disturb them, the mobile Internet is regularly shut down. For the first time, mobile communications in a region should be shut down permanently.[more]]>
The fear of drone attacks in Russia is great, which is why the mobile Internet is often switched off. Up to now, there have been temporary, but for the first time now probably permanent - at least locally.
Ulyanovsk became the first city in Russia, where mobile Internet began to be constantly silenced. The authorities explain this by “the protection of strategic objects” and the fight against Ukrainian drones. Restrictions were imposed until the end of the war with Ukraine.
Ulyanovsk Region Imposes First Permanent Mobile Internet Blackout
Mobile internet access will be restricted in parts of the central Ulyanovsk region for the duration of Russia’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine, regional authorities said Tuesday, marking the first permanent internet blackout in the country.
In selected districts of Ulyanovska and some localities in the region, mobile Internet will be limited to the end...
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