This will cause a great deal of disruption to the economy:
As Ukrainian drones strike deeper into Russia, targeting oil refineries, the Kremlin’s response has been to flip the switch, shutting down mobile networks across dozens of regions. Drone alerts are grounding flights, while internet shutdowns freeze payments and halt digital commerce. Shops revert to cash. The war is increasingly being felt at home.
A security measure? Or is there more to it
Heiner Philipp, an engineer with Technology United for Ukraine, told me in an interview, “When Russia shuts down the internet during drone alerts, it’s likely as much to stop citizens from live-streaming the attack as to prevent Ukrainian use of the network.”