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Since May 2025, Russian cellphone internet outages, blamed on Ukraine, have disrupted services nationwide, affecting critical daily functions.
Since May 2025, widespread cellphone internet outages in Russia have disrupted daily life across up to 57 regions daily, with authorities citing Ukrainian drone navigation concerns as the reason.
Mobile data and text services are frequently blocked, affecting transit payments, banking, and remote health monitoring—especially for children with diabetes—while broadband and Wi-Fi remain unaffected.
Access is limited to government-approved “white lists” of websites, varying by provider, and SIM cards used abroad or inactive for 72 hours face a 24-hour data block requiring manual unblocking, which can fail on devices without text access.
Critics call the restrictions ineffective and a tool for surveillance, while public frustration grows over lost freedom, safety, and connectivity, despite government efforts to promote disconnection.
Desde mayo de 2025, las interrupciones de Internet de teléfonos celulares rusos, atribuidas a Ucrania, han interrumpido los servicios en todo el país, afectando las funciones cotidianas críticas.