The attacks of Ukrainian drones forced the Russians to live without the Internet for months - ft

To spread: during the attacks of Ukrainian drones deep into the Russian territory, the local authorities leave their citizens without access to the Internet and in some places it lasts for months. In one Moscow, an hour off the Internet costs $ 115 million in losses, Financial Time writes. If we talk about the scale of all Russia, one hour of shutdown Internet costs 46. 4 billion rubles (more than $ 557 million). The shutdown in the summer lasted from several hours to several weeks.

Ukraine is beating drones in Russian air tights. In July and August, the number of mobile shutdowns exceeded 2,000 cases. That is, more than three times more than June. "The war has finally reached Russia. Drones arrive, and that's how they are trying to defend themselves," said the director of the Internet Protection Society Mikhail Klim Marimaryov. Russians often disable mobile Internet around military facilities.

For example, in the Nizhny Novgorsk region, whole districts did not have mobile Internet for more than two months in a row, since there are many defense plants in the region and Ukrainian drones are often flying there. Journalists noted that because of the internet, Russians cannot use navigators or pay bank cards. In particular, the Central Bank of Russia stated that in July cash in circulation in the country increased by $ 2.

2 billion, and the problems with payments were called "temporary interruptions in the Internet in some regions. " "Disabled the Internet increases the feeling of depression in Russia, as the Kremlin enhances control over the digital sphere, activating military propaganda and misinformation campaigns within the country and abroad," the authors of the article said.