⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a major disruption to communications at #Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, #Ukraine, amid Russian hostilities.

The NPP has been completely disconnected from the grid for the first time in history per Energoatom.

📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/disconnection-raises-fears-over-safety-at-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant-1yPjNKAQ

ℹ️ Update: Metrics show network connectivity is now restored in the vicinity of #Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant following yesterday's disconnection of the facility from #Ukraine's grid. One unit is now reconnected to the grid per Energoatom.

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/disconnection-raises-fears-over-safety-at-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant-1yPjNKAQ

ℹ️ Confirmed: Significant power outages amid severe weather conditions in #Michigan have knocked out internet access for many users; real-time network data show a 10% fall in observable connectivity with high impact to Detroit in recent hours ⛈️📉

ℹ️ Confirmed: A significant internet outage has been registered on provider Breezeline (Atlantic Broadband) with metrics showing high impact to Maryland, Virginia and Delaware; the operator reports damage to fiber facilities 📉

ℹ️ Update: Internet connectivity is being restored on provider Breezeline in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware after an overhead fiber cut, sending many subscribers offline across the US East Coast; incident duration ~5 hours 📈

ℹ️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a significant disruption to internet service at Yale University in Connecticut; students are reporting difficulty getting online as classes get started for the new term 📉

ℹ️ Confirmed: A moderate internet outage has been registered on state-run provider ABA CANTV in Miranda, #Venezuela; the incident has high impact to Guatire/Guarenas and other cities in the region 📉 #SinInternet #1Sep

ℹ️ Confirmed: A power outage has impacted internet connectivity in #Oman; data show a significant collapse in network traffic from ~1:30 p.m. local time; authorities have identified a technical issue affecting power transmission lines 📉

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics corroborate reports of a new disruption to YouTube in #Pakistan; the incident comes as former PM Imran Khan appears on screen to live stream a speech on the platform, following a pattern observed in August #PeshawarJalsa

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/youtube-disrupted-in-pakistan-as-former-pm-khan-streams-speech-XADMq6Bg

⚠️ Update: Metrics confirm that YouTube is disrupted on multiple internet providers in #Pakistan as former Prime Minister Imran Khan live streams; the restrictions come despite the lifting of PEMRA's ban on Khan's speeches by the Islamabad High Court

📰 Report: https://netblocks.org/reports/youtube-disrupted-in-pakistan-as-former-pm-khan-streams-speech-XADMq6Bg

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a nation-scale internet disruption across the Kingdom of #Eswatini; the incident comes just after the southern African country's independence day 📉

ℹ️ Update: #Albania has severed diplomatic ties with #Iran following its attribution of the cyberattack in July to the Islamic Republic, expelling all embassy staff from the country.

The US further says it intends to take action against Iran for targeting a NATO ally.

ℹ️ Note: Twitter is experiencing international outages for many users following the death of the UK’s monarch, Queen Elizabeth II; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering #TwitterDown

ℹ️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show an outage on internet provider Nayatel in #Pakistan as users report difficulty getting online; metrics indicate connectivity at 48% of ordinary levels with the operator reporting technical issues 📉

ℹ️ Update: Service has been restored on internet provider Nayatel in #Pakistan following a brief outage that impacted many users, with the operator stating that a technical issue has been resolved 📈

ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show an internet outage affecting provider Rogers in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada this morning; the company attributes the disruption to a fibre cut caused by an 'unknown third-party' 📉 #HamOnt

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show a major internet disruption in #Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine; the incident is attributed to a Russian strike on TEC-5 thermal power plant as Ukrainian forces recover Russian-occupied territory 📉

📰 Background: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disruptions-registered-as-russia-moves-in-on-ukraine-W80p4k8K

⚠️ Update: The Russian attack on the TEC-5 heat and power plant in #Kharkiv Oblast has also disrupted supply in other regions of Ukraine including Donetsk and Sumy, with most residents cut off despite a partial restoration in some cities per live network telemetry

ℹ️ Note: Internet connectivity in Papua New Guinea remains significantly impacted following a 7.6 magnitude earthquake on Sunday morning that damaged internet infrastructure and the power grid.

⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data corroborate reports of a second power blackout in Kharkiv Oblast, eastern #Ukraine amid renewed shelling targeting critical infrastructure; the incident follows the loss of power on Sunday when Russian forces targeted the TEC-5 power plant 📉