ABOUT Massive problems with communications and mobile Internet in Moscow became known on March 3.
On March 24, mobile Internet appeared in those places where there was no connection in recent weeks, Sotavision added.
The propaganda agency RIA Novosti claims that you can join the Internet, in particular, near the Park Kultury, Oktyabrskaya, Arbatskaya, Kurskaya, Ploshchad Revolutsii, Kyiv metro stations and other places.
Regular shutdowns were associated with setting up traffic filtering systems and so-called white lists of sites that should be available when communication is limited, Igor Zhilenko told the telecommunications services aggregator Ecomobile on the air of the Russian RBC Radio.
According to him, the current failures are explained by the complexity of setting up this system. He noted that during the setup period, the mobile Internet may disappear completely, and businesses are already forced to look for ways to adapt – switch to wired Internet, backup communication channels and solutions with multiple SIM cards.
In the future, according to Zhilenko, such restrictions may become a new reality for large cities.
Context
Came into force in the Russian Federation on November 1, 2019 lawwhich assumes the operation of the Russian segment of the Internet without a connection to the World Wide Web, in offline mode (sovereign RuNet). The document obliges Internet providers to install technical means provided by Roskomnadzor, which, if the Russian segment is isolated from the worldwide network, will allow the agency to centrally manage the network.
From October 20, 2025, WhatsApp and Telegram began to be restricted in the Russian Federation. Russians have repeatedly complained en masse about disruptions in work. The media reported that the authorities in the Russian Federation want to launch Telega (Max service) – a state version of Telegram with censorship and surveillance.
On November 13, the Foreign Intelligence Service reported that Russia was creating conditions to isolate the Russian segment of the Internet.
Since March 2026, the Russian Federation began to block the Internet in large cities.
Due to problems with the Internet connection and communication interruptions, Russians were “at a loss,” Valery Fedorov, general director of the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM), said on March 18.
