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Russians lose internet access as Ukrainian drones hit close to home

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A sharp increase in Ukrainian drone attacks on targets deep inside Russian territory has prompted the Kremlin to temporarily halt internet services, leading to disruptions for consumers, companies and public services.

The local blackouts — which lasted from a few hours to several weeks this summer — have been stepped up in response to Kyiv using mobile-guided drones to hit Russian air bases. The number of mobile data outages hit more than 2,000 in July and August, more than triple the level in June, according to data from Na Svyazi, a Russian technical support project.

“The war has finally reached Russia,” said Mikhail Klimarev, director of Internet Protection Society, an exiled Russian digital rights group. “Drones are arriving, and this is how they’re trying to defend themselves.”
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Russia — which spans 11 time zones — operates more than 1.3mn mobile base stations, thousands of which must be replaced each year. Before the war, Russia regularly imported more than 50,000 units annually just to maintain the network, Klimarev noted.
 
jpn said:
A sharp increase in Ukrainian drone attacks on targets deep inside Russian territory has prompted the Kremlin to temporarily halt internet services, leading to disruptions for consumers, companies and public services.
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No internet for Russians you say. We may lose a few members for a bit 😉
 
jpn said:
A sharp increase in Ukrainian drone attacks on targets deep inside Russian territory has prompted the Kremlin to temporarily halt internet services, leading to disruptions for consumers, companies and public services.

The local blackouts — which lasted from a few hours to several weeks this summer — have been stepped up in response to Kyiv using mobile-guided drones to hit Russian air bases. The number of mobile data outages hit more than 2,000 in July and August, more than triple the level in June, according to data from Na Svyazi, a Russian technical support project.

“The war has finally reached Russia,” said Mikhail Klimarev, director of Internet Protection Society, an exiled Russian digital rights group. “Drones are arriving, and this is how they’re trying to defend themselves.”
[...]
Russia — which spans 11 time zones — operates more than 1.3mn mobile base stations, thousands of which must be replaced each year. Before the war, Russia regularly imported more than 50,000 units annually just to maintain the network, Klimarev noted.
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"The war has finally reached Russia.".

Good. In addition to the casualties among the armed forces, Russian civil society needs to experience negative effects that result from putin's invasion of and attacks on Ukraine. Now, if the oligarchs supporting putin could be inconvenienced by the prosecution of the war against Ukraine....
 
jpn said:
A sharp increase in Ukrainian drone attacks on targets deep inside Russian territory has prompted the Kremlin to temporarily halt internet services, leading to disruptions for consumers, companies and public services.

The local blackouts — which lasted from a few hours to several weeks this summer — have been stepped up in response to Kyiv using mobile-guided drones to hit Russian air bases. The number of mobile data outages hit more than 2,000 in July and August, more than triple the level in June, according to data from Na Svyazi, a Russian technical support project.

“The war has finally reached Russia,” said Mikhail Klimarev, director of Internet Protection Society, an exiled Russian digital rights group. “Drones are arriving, and this is how they’re trying to defend themselves.”
[...]
Russia — which spans 11 time zones — operates more than 1.3mn mobile base stations, thousands of which must be replaced each year. Before the war, Russia regularly imported more than 50,000 units annually just to maintain the network, Klimarev noted.
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Good news, and remember who is responsible for 'trying to kill' Radio Free Europe. Whatever Vlad Daddy wants, his tool gives it to him.

AI
"2025 funding suspension: In March 2025, the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) suspended federal grant funding to RFE/RL under the Trump administration, despite congressional appropriation.
  • RFE/RL sued the USAGM, and in April and July 2025, federal judges ordered the administration to release some of the funds and freeze the plan to dismantle the network.
  • In the interim, the European Union provided emergency funding to help keep the organization operating."
 
The more discomfort the Russian people face, the more politically precarious their government is. That's a good thing. If Russia falls, it takes a lot of power out of the modern fascist movement.
 
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