A major internet outage in Russia on August 6 affected dozens of…
A major internet outage in Russia on August 6 affected dozens of regions, according to data from the Downdetector service.
Consensus
- A large-scale internet outage occurred in Russia on August 6.
- The outage affected multiple popular services including Yandex, Ozon, and Wildberries.
- Users reported issues with accessing websites and applications.
- The outage was reported by multiple users across various regions of Russia.
- The service Downdetector tracked the incidents and recorded a peak in complaints between 13:30 and 14:00 Moscow time.
Points of divergence
- The outage affected more than 3,200 complaints in Moscow and the Moscow region alone within 24 hours. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- A source from the telecom market suggested the outage was likely due to issues with the Akamai service, a major provider of hosting and content delivery services. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- A mass outage occurred the day before (August 5) on the Yandex Maps service, where users could not build routes or check transport schedules. — vesti
- The outage was reported in additional regions including Tver, Tambov, and Bashkortostan, which were not mentioned in other sources. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (4 sources)
- Massive Russian Internet outage occurred on August 6 — РИАМО
- A major outage occurred in the Russian Internet — The Moscow Times
- Mass outage occurred in the Internet, apps and websites are not working — Вести
- In the Russian Internet, a major outage. Users complain about the operation of banks, marketplaces, and messenger Max — Дождь (Telegram)
Key entities
- Runet
- Downdetector
- Ozon
- Moscow
- RZD
- Wildberries
- Rostelecom
- Max
- Russia
- Yandex
- Roblox
- Gazprombank
- Avito
- PhotoBank Lori
- Marina Moskalenko