The war between Russia and Ukraine is far from being symmetrical: while Russia attacks Shaheds of thermobárica load, Ukraine does so with pellets. However, kyiv is reaping great successes with drones, as in the Spiderweb Operation. They are among the main reasons why the higher commanders of the Zelenski army believe that the country You can resist this year and beyond. And they are causing havoc in infrastructure and Internet cuts to the population.
Reality. Associated Press collects the complaints of many Russian citizens who complain about the normal MOBILE NETWORK In his country: “We have the Internet until 12 at night, and recently there has been no connection,” the blogger Pavel Osipyan on Instagram was rapped from the city. In that city the cuts are frequent, but also in others such as Voronezh, near Ukraine or Samara.
A difficult day by day for citizens. Internet cuts are leaving many people without being able to pay by card, without being able to use transport applications or even unable to get money from ATMs. The Na Svyazi activist group, whose name translates into Russian for “being connected”, He has reported mobile internet cuts in 73 of 80 regions. And in 41 of them, there are also cuts from the domestic Internet.
The official reason. Russian authorities are making internet cuts in many regions because Russian and Ukrainian drones depend on mobile networks to operate and operate key aspects such as navigation, according to, Kateryna StepanenkoRussian analyst at Institute for the Study of War.
The mobile connection is also key to sending video in real time and receiving orders. The trend began in May, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Germany in World War II. Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson for the Kremim confirmed deliberate restrictions. How long? “It will be done as necessary.” In the Duma, these blockages were talked about as a form of “Preventive protection aimed at suppressing possible threats“
The suspicion: Russia kills two birds with a shot. In Russia they have been common internet cuts and Social Network Blockingand experts like Anastasiya Zhyrmont, of the group Access Nowframe these new Internet blockages as another form of population control. In this sense, constantly chase VPN services. YouTube, for example, is not blocked, but Very slowedalready end of the year was in a 20% of its normal level of activity. From Human Rights Watch They have indicated in the past their restrictive measures as censorship.
Disconnection and alternative. Russia has been preparing for a total internet disconnection for years. In 2019 he tested disconnect your network infrastructure of the rest of the Internet, and the experiment was listed as ‘success’. At the end of 2024, the country successfully simulated a Internet disconnection in several regions. Before a possible forced disconnection, such as asked Ukraine in 2022 To the Icann, there are A whole plan ready.
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