The British lament that Russia has cut off the Ukrainian Internet in the Kherson region
The NetBlocks company informs that it has recorded an almost complete shutdown of Ukrainian Internet providers in the Kherson region. The connection was restored a few hours later, but indicators showed that traffic was now moving through Russia.
“The connection to the network goes through Russian, not Ukrainian, Internet infrastructure, and therefore is likely subject to Russian regulations, surveillance and censorship,” NetBlocks laments.
The UK Ministry of Defense believes that Russia's actions in the region “probably indicate the Russian Federation’s intention to exert strong political and economic influence on Kherson for a long period.”
The Ministry of Digital Development of Ukraine, in turn, published advice for Internet users of those territories that are today controlled by the Russian military.
“If the occupiers cut off Ukrainian broadcasting, communications and the Internet, you can listen to the radio on medium waves using old receivers. Also, Ukrainian channels are decoded on the satellite,” the department said in a statement.
Let us remind you that from May 1, the Kherson region moved to the ruble zone; the transition period will be 4 months. Russian television and radio broadcasting also operates in the liberated territories of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions.
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