According to the results of 2025, the aggressor country of russia took first place in the world in Internet outages. This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
Thus, according to monitoring services, the total duration of outages reached 37,166 hours, and losses to the economy - USD 11.9 billion. For comparison - Venezuela, which took second place, was without the Internet for 5,952 hours during the year. The difference with russia is almost six times.
"The scale of outages in the russian federation is impressive, it is no longer possible to cover them up with traditional excuses about "protection from scammers" or "security issues". This is a systemic practice that covers dozens of regions and is becoming the new norm," the CCD noted.
The Center added that Internet shutdowns in russia have finally become an instrument of state policy. During shutdowns, only resources from the Kremlin-approved "white list" are available.
"This is a conscious strategy of the russian authorities, aimed at achieving complete digital isolation of the population," the Center emphasized.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, point-by-point shutdowns of mobile Internet continue in russia.
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