In the afternoon, the problems were resolved and the authorities’ websites were up and running again.
Users were also unable to open the websites of the Committee of Inquiry, the State Duma and several ministries on Wednesday.
The interference is caused by the internet service provider Rostelekom at work in the industry is one of the largest in Russia. The company explained that there were problems with the equipment.
In the afternoon, the websites of state bodies were resumed, the news agency Interfax confirmed Rostelekom.
“At 14.45, the network was restored. The websites of government bodies are available. The reasons are being investigated to avoid such situations in the future,” the company explained to the company.
As the sites show DownDetector data, web users have begun to report Rostelekom problems on Wednesday around 11.20.
The problems were not related to the Russian media monitoring service Roskomnadzor decision slow down social networking Twitter operations in Russia, explained Rostelekom.
Wednesday morning Roskomnadzor said it was slowing down Twitter operations in Russia, using for the first time the so-called law on the sovereign Russian Internet.
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