Saint Petersburg Internet Outage During Putin's Visit
In Saint Petersburg, on the day of Putin's arrival, mobile internet was cut off. Residents of Saint Petersburg complained about mobile internet malfunctions.
Consensus
- Mobile internet outages were reported in Saint Petersburg on September 25.
- The outages coincided with President Vladimir Putin's arrival in the city.
- Users reported that only 'white list' websites were accessible during the outage.
- The number of complaints increased significantly after 15:00 local time.
- Several central streets in Saint Petersburg were closed to traffic.
- The Saint Petersburg City Center for Parking Management reported issues with mobile payment for parking.
- The Downdetector service tracked a spike in complaints about mobile internet failures.
Points of divergence
- The number of complaints approached 300. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- More than 200 signals were received by Downdetector in the last hour. — fontanka
- A separate outage occurred overnight on the night of September 24–25, lasting from 1:20 to 2:51, with over 1,500 complaints. — gazeta_spb
- A spike in complaints was also recorded overnight, peaking at 1:30. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The Kremlin's advisor Elena Yampolskaya stated Putin would attend the XII International Forum of United Cultures, though his speech was not listed in the program. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The internet issues were mainly reported in the city center, while areas like Kolpino and Krasnoselsky were unaffected. — fontanka
Coverage (5 sources)
- Mobile Internet Was Cut Off in St. Petersburg on the Day of Putin's Arrival — The Moscow Times
- In St. Petersburg, internet has been down for two hours ahead of Putin's arrival — Настоящее Время
- Saint Petersburg residents complain about mobile internet outage — Фонтанка
- Complaints about mobile internet work in St. Petersburg — Бумага
- More than a thousand St. Petersburg residents complained about a nighttime Internet outage - SPB RUZ newspaper - Saint Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb