Minister of Digital Development of Tatarstan: Telecom operators have completely disabled mobile internet around the Kazan Aviation Plant.

      "We live in a different reality, we live in the textbooks of history," said Ayrat Khairullin. The Minister of Digital Development of Tatarstan, Ayrat Khairullin, stated at a press conference that communication operators completely disabled mobile internet around the Kazan Aviation Plant—regardless of the drone danger regime. Because of this, he said, there were issues with mobile internet in some parts of the Aviastroitelny and Novo-Savinovsky districts of Kazan. The official noted that communication in the capital of Tatarstan itself is not blocked, writes "Business Online." "Communication itself, namely the ability to make calls, is available around the clock in the republic, with rare exceptions when jammers and electronic warfare systems are activated in special areas that require certain attention," Khairullin clarified. The Kazan Aviation Plant named after S. P. Gorbunov is one of the largest enterprises in the aviation industry of Russia, producing and repairing strategic bombers Tu-160 and long-range bombers Tu-22M3M/Tu-22M3, which are used by the Russian Air Force during the war against Ukraine. The official stated that the Ministry of Digital Development of Tatarstan understands the "scale of inconveniences," but "it is safe for this territory." "We live in a different reality, we live in the textbooks of history," Khairullin said. He suggested that residents of the Aviastroitelny and Novo-Savinovsky districts switch the "preferred communication channel" in their phone settings from 4G to 2G: "The speed is low, but it allows us to address pressing internet issues." Regions of Russia began to disable mobile internet in the spring of 2025, but after Ukraine's operation "Web" on June 1, when drones attacked strategic aviation airfields deep in Russia, the number increased even more. Authorities explain the internet shutdown as a security measure during drone attacks. The "On Connection" project previously noted that the disconnection of communication occurs regardless of the threat of drone attacks, and in some places, the threat regime was never introduced, but shutdowns still occurred. Directly in Tatarstan, mobile internet began to be disabled from mid-June. The press service of the president of the republic explained that this is related to ensuring security during the introduction of the "Drone Danger" regime. Subscribe to our channel on Telegram.