ℹ️ Update: Casualties are reported from #Mariupol, southeast #Ukraine, after a Russian airstrike hit a hospital. Metrics show the besieged city has been largely cut off from the internet since early March, limiting the flow of information.

📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disruptions-registered-as-russia-moves-in-on-ukraine-W80p4k8K

⚠️ Update: The IAEA has confirmed that it is no longer receiving data from safeguard systems installed to monitor nuclear material at the Zaporizhzhya and Chernobyl nuclear power plants in #Ukraine.

📰 https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/update-16-iaea-director-general-statement-on-situation-in-ukraine

📰 https://netblocks.org/reports/disconnection-raises-fears-over-safety-at-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant-1yPjNKAQ

⚠️ Update: Network provider Triolan in #Ukraine is heavily impacted by a major outage attributed by the company to a cyberattack; incident is the second such tracked, with the first observed on the morning of 24 February when invasion began

📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disruptions-registered-as-russia-moves-in-on-ukraine-W80p4k8K

⚠️Confirmed: The Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology in #Ukraine has fallen offline after an attack by Russia. The targeting of the lab which hosts an ADS neutron source is being called an "act of nuclear terrorism" by authorities.

📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disruptions-registered-as-russia-moves-in-on-ukraine-W80p4k8K

⚠️ Confirmed: Major internet disruption registered in #Chernihiv, northern #Ukraine, amid reports of new air strikes; real-time network data show a collapse in connectivity that is likely to limit coverage of events on the ground 📉

📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disruptions-registered-as-russia-moves-in-on-ukraine-W80p4k8K

ℹ️ Russia's internet regulator #Roskomnadzor has announced that #Instagram is to be banned on Monday 14 March 2022 after Meta's decision to allow calls for violence against Russians in certain contexts, giving users two days to migrate 🕛

📰 Previously: https://netblocks.org/reports/twitter-and-facebook-restricted-in-russia-amid-conflict-with-ukraine-JBZrogB6

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a collapse in connectivity across multiple internet providers in #Sumy, northeastern #Ukraine; incident comes amid reports of a bombardment as humanitarian corridors are established in the region 📉

📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disruptions-registered-as-russia-moves-in-on-ukraine-W80p4k8K

ℹ️ Confirmed: The Eurasia website of rights organization #Amnesty International, which hosts a petition to end Russia's aggression against Ukraine, has been restricted in #Russia. The measure follows social media and news site restrictions.

📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/twitter-and-facebook-restricted-in-russia-amid-conflict-with-ukraine-JBZrogB6

⚠️ Confirmed: Internet disruptions on networks served by government-owned operator TelOne in #Zimbabwe have again limited coverage of opposition rallies and arrests; data corroborate user reports of unexplained outages over the weekend 📉

📰 Previously: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-slowdown-limits-coverage-of-zimbabwe-opposition-rally-oy9Ykoy3

⚠️ Confirmed: Major internet disruption registered on the Vinasterisk network which serves #Vinnytsia Oblast, western #Ukraine; the operator reports a massive cyberattack with elements of sabotage 📉

📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disruptions-registered-as-russia-moves-in-on-ukraine-W80p4k8K

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show #Instagram is now restricted in #Russia across multiple providers; the popular social network has been banned by internet regulator Roskomnadzor after similar measures taken against Twitter and Facebook

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/instagram-restricted-in-russia-as-online-space-continues-to-shrink-JBQXvVAo

ℹ️ Update: Despite attempts to reconnect Slavutych / Chernobyl in northwest #Ukraine after the severing of power lines on 9 March, metrics show that the area remains widely cut off amid reports of further damage to infrastructure by Russia.

📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/severed-power-line-heightens-safety-concerns-at-chernobyl-nuclear-power-plant-eBOQke8Z

⚠️ Confirmed: A significant disruption has been registered on multiple networks supplied by #Israel's leading providers Bezeq and Cellcom as the country's defense authorities and National Cyber Directorate reportedly declare a state of emergency 📉

ℹ️ Update: The #Israel Government Network (Tehila Project, AS8867) which hosts several gov·il website domains has become unreachable internationally. Users within the country remain able to access the platforms.

📰 Further Reading: https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/2022/03/14/several-israeli-government-websites-down-reports/

ℹ️ Update: Satellite operator Viasat's KA-SAT network in Europe remains heavily impacted 18 days after it was targeted by an apparent cyberattack, one of several incidents observed as Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on the morning of 24 Feb 🛰

📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disruptions-registered-as-russia-moves-in-on-ukraine-W80p4k8K

ℹ️ Confirmed: #Cuba is experiencing a moderate disruption to internet connectivity, attributed by state operator ETECSA to a fiber optic cut on a public road in Havana resulting in slow speeds and intermittent access.

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a collapse of connectivity in the besieged Black Sea city of #Mykolaiv, southern #Ukraine, corroborating reports of power outages. The city has been holding the line against Russia's advance toward Odesa.

📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disruptions-registered-as-russia-moves-in-on-ukraine-W80p4k8K

⚠️ Confirmed: Internet provider Uacity in #Ukraine has been partially knocked offline; disruption follows Russian shelling targeting the residential district of Shevchenkivskyi, Kyiv, just hundreds of meters from its listed headquarters 📉

📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disruptions-registered-as-russia-moves-in-on-ukraine-W80p4k8K

ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show that the #Bellingcat investigative journalism OSINT group's website has been restricted in #Russia across multiple providers. The incident comes amid a spate of bans on independent news and social media platforms.

📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/twitter-and-facebook-restricted-in-russia-amid-conflict-with-ukraine-JBZrogB6

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a moderate loss of connectivity in #Japan's largest cities following a ~7.3-magnitude earthquake that has struck the epicenter of Fukushima; authorities report power outages in Tokyo and Yokohama affecting millions of residents 📉

ℹ️ Update: Connectivity metrics show that #Japan's population centers are rapidly recovering from power cuts after a series of earthquakes, as affected areas come back online; official #Tokyo figures indicate those affected down to tens of thousands; incident duration ~2 hours 📈