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Roskomnadzor reported restricting access to 469 VPN services in Russia as of the end of February. These measures are part of the regulator's overall strategy to combat anonymizers and VPNs, which has recently noticeably intensified. The agency reported
this to RIA Novosti:
[td]"In accordance with the rules for centralized management of the public communications network, approved by Russian Government Resolution No. 127 of February 12, 2020, Roskomnadzor is restricting access to 469 VPN services."[/td]For comparison, a month ago, the list contained 439 services, while in October 2025, it dropped to 258. Thus, the number of restricted VPNs has almost doubled in just a few months.
Furthermore, in mid-February, Russia experienced widespread outages in the VLESS protocol, which is widely used to bypass blocking. Attempts to restrict its use had been made previously, but the new wave of outages was more widespread.
According to user reports, the problems affected not only basic bypass schemes but also more complex configurations. However, there have been no official comments from Roskomnadzor or other agencies regarding the VLESS situation.
this to RIA Novosti:
Furthermore, in mid-February, Russia experienced widespread outages in the VLESS protocol, which is widely used to bypass blocking. Attempts to restrict its use had been made previously, but the new wave of outages was more widespread.
According to user reports, the problems affected not only basic bypass schemes but also more complex configurations. However, there have been no official comments from Roskomnadzor or other agencies regarding the VLESS situation.