Ukrainian lawmakers propose to switch off mobile internet during air raids
The Verkhovna Rada is considering the possibility of temporarily restricting mobile internet in certain areas of Ukraine during Shahed attacks to make it harder for enemy drones to navigate.
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The Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence has set up a special working group to analyse the initiative of the military, which proposes to temporarily shut down mobile internet in areas of active kamikaze drone attacks. MP Oleksandr Fediyenko said this in an interview with the BBC.
The group includes representatives of the Defence Forces, mobile operators, intelligence services and technical experts. The task is to find technical or legal solutions that will prevent Russian "Shahed" from using the infrastructure of Ukrainian mobile networks.
One option is to temporarily disable data transmission in areas where drones are spotted. According to Fediyenko, such a measure would help to throw them off their route or make it impossible to transmit video and data. At the same time, he acknowledged that this is an unpopular decision that could cause discontent among the population. However, at the moment, there is no talk of a complete shutdown of communications in entire regions - only point restrictions.
The parliament is also working on the issue of subscriber identification separately. It is known that Ukrainian SIM cards were found in some Shahed drones. According to operators, more than 80% of users in Ukraine remain anonymous - approximately 25 million subscribers. This level of anonymity is not found in any other country.
The working group is expected to present its findings and closed recommendations in the coming days.
Source: BBC
