Moscow blackout triggers nationwide internet outage
A blackout in several districts of Moscow on the evening of August 18 caused widespread internet outages across Russia, affecting major providers and services. The disruption was linked to a power failure at a key telecommunications hub in the Gagarinsky district.
Consensus
- A blackout occurred in several districts of Moscow on August 18.
- The blackout affected the Gagarinsky, Danilovsky, Khamovniki, and Zamoskvorechye districts.
- Internet services across Russia experienced widespread outages.
- The outage was linked to a power failure at a major telecommunications node.
- The Moscow Complex of Urban Services stated the outage was due to a 'technological switching of power supply sources'.
- Power was restored by 21:24 Moscow time.
- Users reported issues with websites, providers, and services including Lovit, Rostelecom, Megafon, Beeline, VKontakte, Discord, Steam, and Telegram.
- The Moscow intercity telephone station (MMTS-9) is located in the Gagarinsky district and is a key telecommunications hub.
- The outage affected metro operations, trams, traffic lights, and led to evacuation from the Gagarinsky shopping center.
Points of divergence
- The blackout was caused by a fire at a thermal power station (TEC-20) on Vavilova Street. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The power failure occurred on several floors of the MMTS-9 complex. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The blackout was likely caused by a failure at a major internet node. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The cause of the outage was a power failure at the MMTS-9 (or M9) located on Butlerova Street, 7. — meduza
- The blackout was linked to a fire at an electrical substation on Vavilova Street, TEC-20. — tg_istories_media
- A Telegram channel (112) reported an explosion at the Vavilova Street substation, but authorities did not confirm it. — tg_echoonline_news
- The fire occurred at TEC-20 on Vavilova Street. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The MMTS-9 is located on Butlerova Street, not Vavilova Street. — meduza
Coverage (8 sources)
- Blackout in several Moscow districts led to major outage in the Russian Internet — ЭХО / Новости
- Massive failure in Russian internet services on the evening of August 18 turned out to be related to a power outage... — Радио Свобода
- Due to a fire at a thermal power plant in several districts of Moscow, electricity was lost and the internet dropped across Russia — The Moscow Times
- On the southwest of Moscow a blackout occurred, probably causing a massive failure in the Russian Internet — SOTAvision
- Partial blackout occurred in several districts of Moscow. Also, users across Russia are reporting russia.net outages — ASTRA
- Users across Russia complained about Rунet operation. Probable cause of the outage is an accident at a major communications node in Moscow. Power was cut off in this area — Meduza
- Blackout occurred in southwest Moscow. This led to a major failure in the work of Russian websites — Важные истории
- Partial blackout occurred in several districts of Moscow. Also, users across Russia are reporting russia.net outages — ASTRA