Drivers and the Google Maps service reported the closure of the M-11 highway in the area of ​​Putin’s residence

The M-11 federal highway is blocked in the Tver region, eyewitnesses told the publication “Caution News”. The road is blocked for several tens of kilometers around Vladimir Putin’s residence in Valdai, according to Google maps data.

Details . Traffic on the toll highway is blocked in both directions, writes “Caution, news.” According to the publication, a traffic jam occurred near the village of Kolomno in the Tver region. Traffic police officers do not explain the reason for the blockage, eyewitnesses told the publication.

• ️ The road closure was recorded by the Google mapping service, which aggregates official traffic data and information from users. According to the service, information about the closure was confirmed at approximately 11 o'clock.
• ️ The closure, recorded on Google maps, affected a section of the highway with a length of about 90 km. It takes place in the area where Putin's official residence is located in Valdai.
• ️ According to Google, traffic is blocked until 17:00.
• ️ The Russian services Yandex Maps and 2Gis do not report the road closure, but record a traffic jam in the Kolomno area, where, according to Google maps, the blocked section begins. 2Gis also records a traffic jam in the Okulovka area, where, according to Google maps, the closure ends.

Context . At the beginning of June, it became known about the appearance of networks over truck parking lots in the Valdai district of the Novgorod region. The founder of the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT) research group, Ruslan Leviev, suggested that they are needed to prevent a repeat of Operation Web, when UAVs flew out of trucks.