On August 28, Russian users reported issues accessing Wikipedia, particularly in Moscow and St. Petersburg, while the head of the Internet Protection Society, Mikhail Klimarev, stated that the site is blocked in Russia, which has not been officially confirmed by the authorities.

On August 28, Russian users reported issues accessing Wikipedia, particularly in Moscow and St. Petersburg, while the head of the Internet Protection Society, Mikhail Klimarev, stated that the site is blocked in Russia, which has not been officially confirmed by the authorities.

@ovdinfolive 28 Aug 2026, 08:01

Russian users report the inaccessibility of Wikipedia without using VPN, as recorded by monitoring services.

@ovdinfolive 28 Aug 2026, 06:38

Users in Russia reported issues accessing Wikipedia, which began on the night of August 28, but the reasons remain unclear.

@meduzalive 28 Aug 2026, 05:42

Users from Russia report the unavailability of Wikipedia, as indicated by data from Downdetector, but the cause of the issue is currently unclear.

@varlamov_news 28 Aug 2026, 05:15