Russian internet shutdown that disrupted essential services condemned by rights groups

Russia imposed a mobile internet shutdown across more than 30 regions from May 5–9 during Victory Day events, citing security concerns, which disrupted banking, e-commerce, government services, and deliveries. Digital rights groups, including Access Now and Roskomsvoboda, condemned the restrictions as disproportionate, opaque, and rights-violating, while Russian officials defended them as necessary in the context of hybrid warfare.