Russians use walkie-talkies and paper maps after Putin turns off internet

Residents in Moscow and other major Russian cities have been without internet for more than a week, sources in the telecommunications industry have confirmed (Picture: AP)

Moscow residents have turned to walkie-talkies, pagers and paper maps after being left without internet for more than a week.

Russia’s capital and other major cities, including St Petersburg, first experienced Wi-Fi and mobile internet outages on March 5, leaving some residents unable to contact one another.

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