Wikipedia Blocked in Russia

Wikipedia is no longer accessible in Russia. Users from Russia have reported malfunctions with Wikipedia.

Consensus

Users in Russia reported problems accessing Wikipedia after midnight on August 28.
The issue was reported by multiple monitoring services including 'Sboy.rf' and DownDetector.
The problem affected users in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and other regions.
Wikipedia remained accessible via VPN.
No official comment was issued by Roskomnadzor or Russian authorities.
The number of complaints decreased by morning.
The outage coincided with previous threats by Russian officials to block Wikipedia.

Telegram channel ZaTelecom claimed Wikipedia was blocked in Russia, citing Mikhail Klimarev. — tg_echoonline_news
Mikhail Klimarev stated that the block was long overdue and surprising. — tg_currenttime
OONI Explorer reported 100% anomaly rate for the Russian version and 75% for the English version at peak. — tg_agentstvonews
The anomaly rate dropped from 100% to 62% by morning. — tg_dwglavnoe
84% of users reported the site itself was not loading, 7% reported mobile app issues. — tg_sotavisionmedia
OONI Explorer conducted only 5 tests for the Russian version and 8 for the English version during peak. — tg_agentstvonews
Only mentions Downdetector data without additional details. — tg_tass_agency
Roskomnadzor previously stated Wikimedia Foundation holds an 'anti-Russian position'. — tg_sotavisionmedia
A Russian court fined Wikipedia 6 million rubles in August 2025 for violating laws on foreign entities. — tg_agentstvonews