Russian authorities have intensified their grip on the nation's internet, blocking global messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram and restricting mobile internet in certain regions. Citizens report that these measures are harming businesses and cutting them off from the outside world.
Yulia, a catering company owner, told the BBC: "We are losing money every time there is a blockage of internet."
Officials defend the curbs as necessary for public safety, arguing that mobile internet blackouts help disorient Ukrainian attack drones.