On the evening of August 18, many users noticed that the internet and popular services were experiencing disruptions. According to the domain registrar Reg.ru, the cause of the Runet outage was power supply problems at a major communication hub. At the same time, some areas of Moscow saw power outages, which was confirmed by correspondents. Electricity has already been restored.
Additionally, users worldwide reported issues with Microsoft services, including GitHub, Copilot, and Teams. The problems were observed not only in Russia but also in other countries.
Currently, the situation is stabilizing, but exact recovery times are not specified. We recommend following updates from your providers and services.