Russia cuts mobile internet in Moscow citing drone security concerns
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“Russia has begun rolling mobile internet shutdowns in Moscow and other cities”
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Multiple independent sources confirm mobile internet shutdowns in Russia. Wikipedia notes regional shutdowns began in May 2025, and news reports specifically mention outages in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
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— Russia, [b] or the Russian Federation, [c] is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen coun…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
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— 14 hours ago · Russia is a land of superlatives. By far the world’s largest country, it covers nearly twice the territory of Canada, the second largest. It extends across the whole of northern Asia an…
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— 1 day ago · What makes Russia a unique country to travel to? Country Description Russia is a vast and diverse nation that continues to evolve politically, economically, and socially. Most U.S. citizen…
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“authorities say [mobile internet shutdowns] is to counter drone threats”
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Three independent sources (Forbes and two other news reports) explicitly link the mobile internet shutdowns to efforts to counter Ukrainian drone attacks.
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— Russian regional authorities are now racing to expand public Wi-Fi networks as mobile internet shutdowns become routine, publishing interactive maps of new access points across major cities.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkirichenko/2025/10/09/russ…
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkirichenko/2025/10/09/russ…
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— But the mobile internet shutdowns are the collateral damage of war, a response to Ukraine's spectacular drone attacks on long-range bombers at Russian bases on June 1.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/world/europe/russia-inter…
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/world/europe/russia-inter…
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— Russia is preparing nationwide regulations that would centralize the authority to shut down mobile internet access as outages due to Ukrainian drone attacks have become a regular occurrence across ...
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/07/15/russia-moves-to-ce…
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/07/15/russia-moves-to-ce…
“the measures come ahead of the May 9 Victory Day parade”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that the first regional shutdowns began in May 2025 'on the eve of Victory Day'. This is further supported by news reports of outages five days before the May 9 parade.
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— Internet restrictions in Russia began in May 2025 and have become a regular occurrence.The first regional shutdowns began in May 2025, on the eve of Victory Day, with mobile communications unavailable…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_internet_restrictions_in_…
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— Mobile internet outages are being reported in Moscow and St. Petersburg ahead of the May 9 parade, several Russian media outlets reported.The incident came five days before the planned May 9 parade, w…
https://english.nv.ua/nation/moscow-st-petersburg-face-mobil…
https://english.nv.ua/nation/moscow-st-petersburg-face-mobil…
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— Getting past shutdowns. According to Darbinyan, shutdowns in Russia are only going to get worse in the future: “It’s been clear since the four-day shutdown in Moscow and St. Petersburg on 9 May that o…
https://nanxexe6---app-b2ctx63wlq-lz.a.run.app/articles/2025…
https://nanxexe6---app-b2ctx63wlq-lz.a.run.app/articles/2025…
“the May 9 Victory Day parade... has been scaled down this year due to security concerns”
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Wikipedia and multiple news reports confirm that the 2026 Victory Day parade was scaled down, specifically noting the absence of a mobile column of military technology due to security fears regarding the invasion of Ukraine.
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— Toggle the table of contents. 2026 Moscow Victory Day Parade.For the first time since its reintroduction in 2008, the parade will not feature a mobile column of military technologies, due to security …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade
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— Moscow will hold a scaled-down Victory Day parade on May 9, 2026, featuring only infantry and heightened security due to concerns over Ukrainian attacks.
https://evrimagaci.org/gpt/moscow-scales-back-victory-day-pa…
https://evrimagaci.org/gpt/moscow-scales-back-victory-day-pa…
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— Published On 8 May 20268 May 2026. May 9 is a venerated date on the Russian calendar. The anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II is usually commemorated with a gra…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/amid-ukraines-daring…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/amid-ukraines-daring…
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