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Russia: Wildfire News Website Suspected to Be Attacked

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Digital Activism, Disaster, Freedom of Speech, RuNet Echo

LJ-user irka-knopkina writes [1] [RUS] about a Vyksa city website [2] [RUS] that is allegedly DDoS'ed for posting information about wildfires. Administration of a local factory prohibited access to the website to its employees, blogger added. Vyksa and surrounding areas were hit by severe wildfires recently.