When I woke up, the people of Moscow's phones all turned into bricks.

From May 5th to 9th, mobile networks were cut off, and SMS was restricted. The official reason given was quite straightforward: afraid that Ukrainian drones would follow phone signals to sneak in, aiming to surprise with a "Victory Day" parade.
It's 2026 now, and a major country holding a celebration for the 81st anniversary of WWII victory still has to cut the internet to protect itself.
This year's Red Square was even more extreme; all armored vehicles and tanks were withdrawn, relying solely on infantry formations, and even a drone defense net was set up in front of the stands.
Kiev had already announced they would "return the favor," forcing this side to regress a modern city into a local area network.
The scene is just too disconnected. After more than four years of war, the grand narrative of national revival has been condensed into a predicament where ordinary people can't even get a car.
I wonder what those people on the stands are thinking, looking at the protective net overhead.
Honestly, seeing the news that Moscow's civilians were offline for five days and couldn't even hail a cab, I feel pretty uncomfortable. No matter how the outside propaganda portrays it, people's daily lives are the most real.
After more than four years, the grand narrative has turned into drone defense nets and local area networks. This scene really makes one sigh.
I hope peace comes soon; ordinary people really can't take this kind of torment.
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