From Moscow to the very outskirts - the vast homeland of Shatdown

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For the third day, users from a number of regions complain about problems on the Internet (mainly mobile), the authorities warn of restrictions on May holidays, and online services-about possible failures. They collected everything that is known about this today, as well as the opinions of experts.

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For the third day in the capital and other regions of Russia, problems with mobile Internet have been observed , which also affects the work of many online services, instant messengers, and other resources important for each modern person.

The geography of the regions affected by the pre -holiday of the chartown is gradually expanding. If on May 5 it was mainly Moscow, the Moscow Region and the Leningrad Region, now they are added to them:

• Yaroslavl region.
• Tver region.
• Nizhny Novgorod region,
• Tula region.
• Kaluga region.
• Kursk region.
• The Republic of Mordovia.

In Yaroslavl, at the same time, the Internet immediately turned off three mobile operators.

Our users also report problems in the Tyumen region and the city of Vladimir. Here's what they write to us:

“Vladimir. May 6. Megaphone - there was no mobile Internet. There was either no connection, or one strip. Beeline was a connection, the Internet is very bad. Payment terminals and ATMs did not work. ”

According to the media, Shatdown on May 7 occurred in more than 30 cities of the country.

On May 6 , communication operators warned Muscovites and residents of the Moscow Region that mobile Internet would not work from May 7 to 9, so it is recommended to use Wi-Fi , and on May 7, users reported problems-they cannot enter banking applications, order food and call a taxi. The stores do not work in stores, and only cash is accepted at the box office. In the center of Moscow, many do not have phone calls. Some ATMs do not work either.

This is most likely associated with security measures undertaken in connection with rehearsals and a parade on Victory Day, as well as the frequent cases of impacts of Ukrainian UAVs, as happened today in Saransk. True, as we see, the shutdowns do not take place locally, where such attacks usually occur or are expected, but in a much wider territory, for example, in the already mentioned Nizhny Novgorod.

Sberbank warned customers about possible difficulties with access to a mobile application. This is stated in the SMS message of the bank. To perform operations in the bank, they advised to connect to the Wi-Fi network or repeat the transfer later:

“Dear client, in connection with possible interruptions in the work of mobile Internet in Moscow and the Moscow Region, difficulties with access to the bank’s application may be observed.”

The system of quick payments also warned about the difficulties with payment and transfers from May 7 to 9 in Moscow. The restrictions in the work of Internet taxi, delivery, car sharing, rental of scooters are also reported.

The channel "Order" ironically congratulated today on the day of communication, noting at the same time:

“Mobile Internet in the capital does not work. Banking applications stood up ... such congratulations ... "

A temporary shutdown of mobile Internet during large -scale measures is part of preventive security measures. This was stated by a member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy and the coordinator of the Digital Russia project from United Russia Anton Nemkin . In the conditions of a hybrid war, the parliamentarian believes, when communications can be used not only for communication, but also as an element of management in hostilities, such restrictions are forced, but necessary in a measure. In his opinion, the safety of people and participants in events is more important than convenience in everyday life:

“This is especially true during the period of large events, such as the celebration of May 9 in Moscow, where delegations from around the world come together, including heads of state. The disconnection of mobile Internet in such conditions is an element of preventive protection aimed at suppressing possible threats in advance. ”

Nemkin clarified that interruptions primarily concern devices that use exclusively mobile Internet, and should not be considered the reason for the problems in the application of applications. At the same time, users can use Wi-Fi, which reduces overall discomfort. The deputy noted that such measures are not related to censorship or infringement of rights, but are temporary and aimed exclusively to security.

Due to the disconnection of the Internet, residents could not call a taxi, rent a scooter, pay for purchases, receive an order, transfer money or go to “public services”. Business was also affected-especially those who work through online cash desks. Without communication, they either risk obtaining a fine, or lose revenue, writes RBC. According to experts, small businesses are the most vulnerable: mobile Internet is needed for almost everything - from the sale of coffee to registration of checks. Some cash desks can work offline, but without cloud services.

The problems were also affected by the marketplaces . Wildberries & Russ recorded the fall of orders in a mobile application. In Yandex Market, they advised to use Wi-Fi in such cases or come to order later. Courier services were forced to manually coordinate delivery. Assessment of losses - tens of millions of rubles. According to T.Hunter, in one hour of downtime of taxi and car sharing in Moscow they could lose up to 30 million rubles. Online trade could lose up to 20% of orders, and stores-up to 7% of the revenue per day.

The disconnection of the mobile Internet immediately affects the daily life of the inhabitants of the cities, Metarating-Cybersport notes . For ordinary residents, such measures are fraught with the following consequences:

• Without mobile Internet in the city, it is difficult to navigate, especially in public transport and for taxi drivers;
• the inability to use food and goods delivery services;
• problems with paying purchases with cards due to non-working terminals;
• The need to return to cash calculations, which creates additional inconvenience.

The disconnection of mobile Internet will affect not only products, writes Digital Report, many aspects of the everyday life of a modern citizen may be under a blow . Taxi services that rely on mobile applications and GPS to ensure their work will face serious difficulties. Trips can become inaccessible or significantly rise in price due to a reduction in the number of drivers who can accept orders.

“For those who work remotely, disconnecting mobile Internet may mean a forced output or the need to urgently look for alternative methods of connecting to the network. Stationary home Internet will most likely continue to work, but for many mobile data are the main way to enter the network, ”the publication notes.

The engineer of the central part of Russia, on an anonymity, told us that they have been observing the degradation of communication channels that they provide on the radio for a long time , where the radio electronic suppression ( PEB ) is periodically used, but no one has officially reported this, as they do not say whether this problem will be solved and how this will be done: how it will be done: how it will be done: how it will be done:

“Now the most vulnerable part is the“ radio ”, mainly Wi-Fi, through which channels are provided to places where there is no opportunity to conduct optics. Comparing the facts - reports about the drone attack and the degradation of the channels - we can conclude that the reason is precisely in the electronic warfare.

Thus, the entire street wifi - 2.4, 5.2, 6 GHz - in the European part of the Russian Federation can potentially suffer from the action of the REB. Perhaps the home Wi-Fi will suffer, because there is most likely the power of [overwhelming devices] is huge. For “homemade”, of course, there is a way out - to throw out the good old “vituha” around the apartment. But, again, provided that Uplink does not go to their building on Radio. Theoretically, this can hurt classic PRL , but there the frequency is very high and the beam is very narrow, so the probability of such an influence is small. ”

“In general, even vital enterprises and organizations that receive the Internet via Wi-Fi, during the operation of the E, receive their“ personal Shatdown ”with all the ensuing commercial and reputational consequences,” he concludes.

According to the telecom expert Mikhail Klimarev :

“The most disgusting in this situation is the normalization of the shutdowns. In normal countries, the disabling of mobile Internet is an emergency. Well, at least a recent shutdown in Spain recall. There are still on their ears, they are looking for guilty. And they will find it. "

“But in the Russian Federation, in the center of a huge metropolis, they just take it, and turn off the normal life of tens of millions of citizens. And nothing. Well, like, it should be so. It should not, ”the expert believes.

Summing up the theme of "Festive Shatdown", the Techn channel Tech Talk writes :

“There will be no difficult analytics and a list of little -known applications for communication. If the Internet is needed, the Wi-Fi + VPN ligament will work, in some cases switching to 3G in the settings will help, and the best solution will be to go to barbecue, but May. ”