Internet Fails in St. Petersburg Amid Putin Visit

Internet is down in St. Petersburg — Putin's arrival on Friday was announced. St. Petersburg residents are complaining about mobile internet outages.

Consensus

Internet outages occurred in Saint Petersburg.
The outages were reported after 15:00 local time.
Residents reported issues with websites and apps not loading.
Mobile internet was affected, with some users only able to access 'white lists'.
Road closures were reported in the city center, affecting traffic.
Vladimir Putin was expected to arrive in Saint Petersburg for the International Forum of United Cultures.
The forum was scheduled for September 25.
The main venue for the forum was the Hermitage.
A special event was scheduled at the Mariinsky Theatre on September 25.

The city center saw the closure of about 20 streets, with traffic police stopping and blocking freight vehicles. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
The City Center for Parking Management reported difficulties in paying for parking via mobile internet. — tg_echoonline_news
Putin's advisor Elena Yampolskaya confirmed his arrival, though his speech was not listed in the forum program. — tg_echoonline_news
No warnings about drone attacks were issued, despite the possibility of internet being disabled during such attacks. — tg_govorit_nemoskva