Russia appears to have found a radical new tool against Ukrainian drone attacks: widespread mobile Internet blackouts that have cost the economy millions and, in some cases, endangered its own citizens.
Many Russians began experiencing widespread, if short-term, internet and cellular data outages for the first time in early May, most notably when the annual Victory Day parade celebrations in Moscow were accompanied by intentional mobile service blackouts across the city.
Then, the problem got worse. From the start of June and throughout July, according to the Na Svyazi digital monitoring project, almost every Russian region was left without Internet or mobile coverage at least once. Some parts of the country had outages imposed nearly constantly throughout June and July, with central and southern Russia suffering the most severe impact.
VIA Novaya Gazeta
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