Russia experienced a significant internet outage affecting users nationwide, with many websites on the .ru domain becoming inaccessible. The outage, which was the largest in the history of Russian internet, lasted over an hour on the evening of January 30. Banking applications such as Sberbank and mobile operator services faced disruptions. The issue was attributed to a breakdown in Russia’s Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC), which caused validation failures for both .ru and .рф domains. The Coordination Center for TLD RU acknowledged the technical problem associated with the global DNSSEC infrastructure and stated that service restoration was underway. The Russian Digital Development Ministry indicated that access to .ru websites would be restored soon and suggested that users switch to Russia’s National Domain Name System for continued access. The outage impacted various sectors, including banks, online marketplaces, the search engine Yandex, and government websites. Additionally, authorities in the Leningrad, Pskov, and Novgorod regions had turned off 4G internet at night on January 25, citing 'technical works' to adjust protection against drones. Russian propagandist Skabeyeva commented on her Telegram channel about the outage, noting that only Telegram continued working for her.
In #Russia, hundreds of websites on the Russian-speaking internet were inaccessible yesterday evening as a DNSSEC failure took .ru and .рф domains offline. Outages impacted banks, online market places, search engine Yandex and government websites. https://t.co/KmxZsC75z8
⚡️ Russia experienced one of its largest internet outages, with many sites and applications using the Russian .ru domain being unavailable for hours on the evening of Jan. 30. https://t.co/MppjM7iYue
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Russia is facing a widespread internet outage that’s affected users across the country, with access to websites on the local .ru domain down https://t.co/Gopa49m2ml via @technology
"Russia's Digital Development Ministry said in a statement that access to .ru websites would be restored “in the near future." (problem is, statement was on a .ru domain). mass-blackout-takes-russian-internet-offline-a83919
Russian Internet users have reported disruptions to their mobile service, as well as issues with accessing many popular websites. Russia’s Digital Development Ministry said the outage was “associated with the global DNSSEC infrastructure.” https://t.co/xXShlS4Txe
Russia is facing a widespread internet outage that’s affected users across the country, with access to websites on the local .ru domain down https://t.co/LEjSZo8eB7
Interesting: Russia’s Digital Development Ministry says TLD RU DNSSEC outage is resolved, but so far, *only* for users of Russia’s National Domain Name System. Hint hint, wink wink, maybe everyone should switch if they want to maintain RuNet access, eh? https://t.co/le2H63lzSs
Russian .ru domain zone is completely dead. Something with DNS. I suppose, Roskomnadzor is trying some new black magic on censorship
The largest outage in the history of Russian internet already lasts for over an hour. Russian propagandist Skabeyeva is frantically searching for a silver lining. She wrote on her Telegram channel: "Everything broke down, only Telegram continues working for me. If it stops… https://t.co/ppa4G6kTB1 https://t.co/yE9YZPcRAe
Widespread internet disruption in Russia. Russia built its isolated internet (.ru) for years. Now, a massive outage shows shutting it down is all too easy https://t.co/RLWqDMDWsH
The Coordination Center for TLD RU confirms that it’s working on the “technical problem affecting the .RU zone associated with the global DNSSEC infrastructure,” and service should be restored “soon.” https://t.co/gbDQGKBjq1
Today’s massive RuNet outage reportedly results from a breakdown in Russia’s Domain Name System Security Extensions. TLD DNSSEC validation failures are more common than you might think. https://t.co/PVUj3MHHIQ https://t.co/qL9vViRPJQ
⚡️A large-scale Internet network failure has occurred in Russia — many websites in the .ru domain zone stopped opening. Banking applications, including Sberbank, are not functioning. Failures are noted in the operation of mobile operators. Reasons for the failure are unclear. https://t.co/rgW86dFuBp https://t.co/tI1ptXq42Z
Report on Internet Connection Issues in Russia https://t.co/94v1maxXhj
Somebody tripped over the power cord for the Russian Internet’s router and unplugged the whole thing: many of the country’s most popular online services are suddenly failing for millions of users. https://t.co/OsD55kFrpZ https://t.co/tPeqwQpqnK
In Russia, there was a large-scale failure of the Internet - many sites in the .ru domain zone stopped opening. https://t.co/gDQyE4Zz6R
The authorities of three Russian regions are turning off 4G internet at night to adjust protection against drones. A Russian media reports "technical works" in Leningrad, Pskov and Novgorod regions. Reportedly, Internet was disconnected on January 25, allegedly to "additional… https://t.co/lYWwz3WIB2 https://t.co/tI1ptXq42Z