Kremlin Decree Lets Russian Security Forces Silence Ukrainian Internet Users in Occupied Territories

Under an impending new decree, telecommunications providers operating within Russia and the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine will be mandated to terminate user access to communication and internet services upon request from the Federal Security Service (FSB).

This was reported by the Center for National Resistance on November 10.

The Russian Federation is moving to formally codify a new mechanism of control, requiring network operators to comply with FSB demands to disconnect individuals from telecommunication and internet access, according to the report.

The decision, which can be enacted by the Russian leader or the government, would permit special services to “temporarily restrict access to communication” without judicial review, without requiring justification, and absolving operators of any liability.

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According to the Center for National Resistance, this measure is “formally—’in the interests of state security,’ factually—for surveillance, pressure, and repression.”

For the temporarily occupied regions of Ukraine, this legislative action portends an intensified regime of control. Specifically, it enables the targeted disconnection of activists suspected of collaboration with Ukraine, the systematic blocking of messaging applications and information channels disseminating verified news, the tracking of underground operatives via their digital footprints, and the establishment of “zones of silence"“ where the populace is stripped of internet and even mobile connectivity.

“This is yet another step toward the complete information isolation of the temporarily occupied territories—where instead of access to the truth, residents are left only with propaganda and fear,” the statement read.

Earlier, it was reported that Russian authorities are planning new rules that would require mobile operators to cut off mobile internet and SMS services for 24 hours for users who have recently used international roaming or whose SIM cards have remained inactive for over 72 hours.

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