Overview
- Russia’s digital ministry said it will block mobile data and text messaging in Moscow on May 9, while home broadband and Wi‑Fi will keep working.
- Officials said no citywide shutdown is planned for May 7–8, though short, targeted curbs could be activated if security risks arise.
- The announcement followed a night of drone attacks across Russia, with the Defense Ministry saying it downed 347 drones and Moscow’s mayor reporting 13 over the capital, as Bryansk authorities counted 13 people injured.
- Unverified posts on Ukrainian Telegram channels claimed a strike on a military logistics site near Naro‑Fominsk outside Moscow, which officials have not confirmed.
- Users reported mobile internet glitches earlier in the day on tracking sites, and carriers had warned since May 4 that service could be limited in Moscow and St. Petersburg between May 5 and 9.