Overview
- Downdetector and Sboy.rf logged fixed-line internet disruptions for Rostelecom on November 16 across multiple areas, with peaks variously in the Yamal-Nenets region, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Samara, Chelyabinsk, Moscow, Yaroslavl, and St. Petersburg.
- Rostelecom’s press office said the outage stemmed from third-party damage to a backbone link in Yaroslavl Oblast that left Vladimir, Ivanovo, Kostroma, and Yaroslavl regions without service, and that repairs have been completed.
- The company stated that the issue was resolved and that internet connectivity is operating normally in the affected Central Federal District regions.
- Local reports cited by Radio Svoboda said some customers also saw television services disrupted during the incident.
- Digital Report characterized some access patterns as atypical—suggesting partial availability to a so‑called whitelist of sites—though this assessment has not been corroborated by the company.