# Internet connectivity disruption in Russia

**Country:** 🇷🇺 Russia (RU)
**Date:** 2026-04-17
**Type:** Mixed
**Severity:** CRITICAL
**Status:** active

## Summary

IODA detected significant connectivity drop in Russia. 1 critical alerts recorded. CenAlert confirms censorship activity.

## Metrics

- Confidence: 65%
- Measurements: 1
- Anomaly Rate: 13.3%

## Evidence

- **IODA** (alert): IODA detected critical level outage for Chukchi Autonomous Okrug
  - Observed: 2026-04-17
  - Confidence: 65%
  - [IODA live national dashboard (not a per-event permalink)](https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/RU)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 124/177 probes blocked (70.1%) for bbc.com
  - Observed: 2026-04-17
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 120/174 probes blocked (69.0%) for facebook.com
  - Observed: 2026-04-17
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 118/174 probes blocked (67.8%) for instagram.com
  - Observed: 2026-04-17
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 113/174 probes blocked (64.9%) for medium.com
  - Observed: 2026-04-17
  - Confidence: 84%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (timeout): 113/173 probes blocked (65.3%) for whatsapp.com
  - Observed: 2026-04-17
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [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-2026-0177]. Retrieved from https://voidly.ai/incident/RU-2026-0177

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*Report generated by Voidly Research on 2026-06-21*
*Data licensed under CC BY 4.0*
*Incident ID: RU-2026-0177*
*Permalink: https://voidly.ai/incident/RU-2026-0177*