In Ingushetia, where a rally against the transfer of land to Chechnya has been going on for a week, mobile Internet does not work

In Ingushetia, where a rally against the border agreement with Chechnya continues, the mobile Internet of the Big Three operators does not work.

According to the BBC Russian Service, problems with 3G and 4G in the republic began on the evening of October 3, on the eve of a rally near the parliament in Magas. The organizers of the protest were aware of possible communication problems even before it began. The Big Three operators - MTS, Megafon and Beeline (VimpelCom) - did not officially announce the shutdown of the mobile Internet. Megafon said that they are aware of the non-functional mobile Internet, but are not going to do anything yet.

A resident of Magas, who wished to remain anonymous, told Taki Dela that problems arose not only with mobile Internet, but also with voice communications. In order to catch a stable signal, residents of the republic have to go to the village of Mayskoye on the border with North Ossetia.

A 24-hour rally in Magas began on the morning of October 4. The reason for the unrest was an agreement to fix the border between the regions, which had not been clearly established since the collapse of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991. It was signed by regional heads Ramzan Kadyrov and Yunus-Bek Yevkurov. According to the agreement, an “equal exchange of non-residential territories” was carried out between the republics in the Nadterechny district of Chechnya and the Malgobek district of Ingushetia.

Hundreds of protesters took to the square in front of the parliament building of Ingushetia. People did not leave even at night, despite the cold weather. They brought hot food from home, which they shared not only with the protesters, but also with the law enforcement officers on duty in the area.

On August 8, protesters moved their tents from the central square of the capital to Idris Zyazikov Avenue. Here they will continue the protest action coordinated with the government until October 15.