# Internet connectivity disruption in Russia

**Country:** 🇷🇺 Russia (RU)
**Date:** 2026-03-15
**Type:** Mixed
**Severity:** CRITICAL
**Status:** active

## Summary

IODA detected significant connectivity drop in Russia. 2 critical alerts recorded. CenAlert confirms censorship activity.

## Metrics

- Confidence: 67%
- Measurements: 2
- Anomaly Rate: 2.0%

## Evidence

- **IODA** (alert): IODA detected critical level outage for Tuva
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 65%
  - [IODA live national dashboard (not a per-event permalink)](https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/RU)
- **IODA** (alert): IODA detected critical level outage for Unknown Region in Russian Federation
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 65%
  - [IODA live national dashboard (not a per-event permalink)](https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/RU)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 205/205 probes anomalous (100.0%) for bbc.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 98/98 probes anomalous (100.0%) for binance.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 230/230 probes anomalous (100.0%) for facebook.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 97/97 probes anomalous (100.0%) for getlantern.org
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 55/55 probes anomalous (100.0%) for google.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 248/248 probes anomalous (100.0%) for instagram.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 234/234 probes anomalous (100.0%) for medium.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 97/97 probes anomalous (100.0%) for nytimes.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 91/91 probes anomalous (100.0%) for pornhub.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 228/228 probes anomalous (100.0%) for protonvpn.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 239/239 probes anomalous (100.0%) for psiphon.ca
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 70/70 probes anomalous (100.0%) for reddit.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 94/94 probes anomalous (100.0%) for signal.org
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 94/94 probes anomalous (100.0%) for substack.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 81/81 probes anomalous (100.0%) for telegram.org
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 93/93 probes anomalous (100.0%) for theguardian.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 448/448 probes anomalous (100.0%) for tiktok.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 100/100 probes anomalous (100.0%) for tumblr.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 250/250 probes anomalous (100.0%) for twitter.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 140/140 probes anomalous (100.0%) for whatsapp.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 250/250 probes anomalous (100.0%) for xvideos.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (dns-probe): DNS blocking detected: 132/132 probes anomalous (100.0%) for youtube.com
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)

## What we cannot say

- **Who caused it** — measurement data alone does not attribute the interference to any government, ISP, or other actor.
- **Intent** — anomalous or unreachable measurements indicate interference, not a stated motive or a deliberate-vs-incidental determination.
- **Sub-national scope** — measurement is aggregated at the country level; we cannot localize to a province, city, or network segment.

## Data Sources

ioda, censoredplanet

## Citation

Voidly Research. (2026). Internet connectivity disruption in Russia [RU-2026-0142]. Retrieved from https://voidly.ai/incident/RU-2026-0142

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*Report generated by Voidly Research on 2026-06-21*
*Data licensed under CC BY 4.0*
*Incident ID: RU-2026-0142*
*Permalink: https://voidly.ai/incident/RU-2026-0142*