⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in #Ukraine after a series of Russian missile and drone attacks targeting energy and transport infrastructure in multiple regions followed by emergency power shutdowns 🔌📉
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ℹ️ Note: Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) is experiencing sporadic issues for some users internationally; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #TwitterDown
ℹ️ Note: A wide range of online services are currently experiencing disruptions due to a technical issue affecting Cloudflare's global network; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in Donetsk Oblast, Russian-occupied #Ukraine, amid reports of a power outage caused by Ukrainian UAV attacks targeting Chaykino electrical substation 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Internet connectivity has been disrupted in parts of #Russia surrounding Moscow for ~8 hours, with metrics showing declines in multiple oblasts followed by restoration; operator Rostelecom acknowledges an unspecified "backbone issue"
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in #Ukraine with high impact to Poltava, also affecting parts of Kyiv after a series of Russian missile and drone attacks targeting energy infrastructure followed by emergency power shutdowns 🔌📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a disruption to internet connectivity in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, #Ukraine, after Russian UAV attacks target energy infrastructure, leaving several coal mines cut off. 2595 miners trapped underground due to the power cuts have now been rescued 📉
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a decline in internet connectivity in #Philippines with high impact to Cebu amid power cuts due to strong winds as deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in Mimaropa; Grid operator NGCP says it's working to restore power #TinoPH
⚠️ Update: Live metrics show widespread restrictions to multiple social media and messaging platforms as #Tanzania comes back online after a five-day internet shutdown; the incident continues to limit election transparency and the free flow of information
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a decline in internet connectivity along the west coast of #Jamaica as Cat 5 Hurricane Melissa approaches the island, with widespread outages reported as winds bring down power lines 📉
ℹ️ Note: A wide range of online services are currently experiencing disruptions due to a technical issue at Amazon Web Services, understood to be related to the company's DNS and database configuration; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering
ℹ️ Note: YouTube is currently experiencing international service outages; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #YouTubeDown
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show that operator Vodafone UK is experiencing a national outage with broadband and mobile data impacted, corroborating widespread user complaints 📉 #VodafoneDown
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data indicate a major power outage around Chernobyl and Slavutych, #Ukraine, amid reports that Russian shelling has cut power to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant confinement structure, presenting a safety threat at the mothballed Soviet disaster site
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in Poltava Oblast, #Ukraine, with high impact to Kremenchuk, amid reports of Geran-2 UAV attacks by Russia targeting the Kriukiv Bridge over the Dnieper River and other critical infrastructure
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant disruption to the Starlink satellite internet service with overall connectivity at 32% of ordinary levels, corroborating user reports of an outage; the incident is the second observed in the last month 🛰️#StarlinkDown
ℹ️ Note: Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) is currently experiencing international outages; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #TwitterDown
ℹ️ Note: Apple iCloud is experiencing international service outages at the present time; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #iCloudDown
⚠️ Confirmed: Internet outages have been registered in the Kamchatka Peninsula, #Russia after a 8.7 magnitude earthquake; the decline in network connectivity comes amid reports of power outages; tsunami warnings in effect across Russia, Japan, Guam, Hawaii and Alaska
⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a major disruption to the Starlink satellite internet service with overall connectivity down to 16% of ordinary levels, corroborating user reports of an outage 📉 #StarlinkDown
