The Russian city of St. Petersburg has been experiencing mobile internet outages for a second consecutive day.

On the afternoon of June 18, residents again began reporting unstable connections.

According to the Downdetector service, as of 6:10 PM Moscow time, 372 complaints about mobile internet quality had been registered in the past hour, bringing the total number of complaints over the past 24 hours to more than 2,900, The Caspian Post reports.

Users report that the issue is not affecting all districts, although the number of complaints continues to grow.

In the comments section, residents say that only websites on the "white list" are functioning in the city center, while some users claim that even these are not working. One user wrote, "I'm so sick of paying for air." Another, expressing clear frustration, said, "I have an exam tomorrow, and I'm sitting here without Wi-Fi or decent internet! I can't download files! I can't do anything!"

The latest outages are presumably linked to the visit of high-ranking officials, according to Moika 78. The publication reports that Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Belarusian Prime Minister Alexander Turchin arrived in the city on the afternoon of June 18. Meanwhile, drivers are reporting localized road closures.

Internet outages in St. Petersburg have become a regular occurrence. Just a few days earlier, on June 14, city authorities encouraged residents and tourists to use paper maps and guidebooks. Governor Alexander Beglov announced that alternative navigation tools would be distributed at the City Tourist Information Bureau, and that staff from the “Ask Me” mobile service would help people navigate the area.

The last major shutdown took place during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) from June 3-6, which was attended by Vladimir Putin. Internet restrictions began on the first day of the event. Residents complained that even websites on the "white list" were inaccessible. Despite these measures, Ukrainian drones struck the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, located just 17 km from the SPIEF venue.