Wikipedia Blocked in Russia Without VPN

In Russia, access to 'Wikipedia' has been blocked. Russian users are reporting problems accessing the online encyclopedia 'Wikipedia'.

Consensus

Russian users reported problems accessing Wikipedia starting in the night of August 27-28.
The site became inaccessible without a VPN.
The issue was reported via multiple monitoring services including Downdetector and Sboy. rf.
No global outage of Wikipedia was detected.
The site remained accessible when using a VPN.
Roskomnadzor did not issue any official statement about restrictions.
The problem was reported from multiple regions including Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
The issue was resolved by 10:00 MSK on August 28.

Mikhail Klimarev of the Internet Defense Society stated that Wikipedia is effectively blocked in Russia, citing OONI data showing availability dropped to around 50%. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
Klimarev noted that Wikipedia was the last major internet resource in Russia not yet blocked, and that it had been under threat since the start of the war in Ukraine. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
The threat of blocking arose after the war began, with Roskomnadzor demanding removal of content about the invasion, Bucha, and Mariupol, and Wikimedia being fined for non-compliance. — thebell
A Russian alternative, 'Ruwiki,' was launched in 2023 with verified contributors only and reportedly shows bias toward official Russian narratives. — thebell
Klimarev stated it was strange that Wikipedia had not been blocked earlier, implying the blocking was long overdue. — tg_radiosvoboda