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'Of course it's not safe': small city in Russia tries to shrug off war

Regional authorities in Russia temporarily cut mobile internet in western regions during Ukrainian retaliatory drone attacks, making hours-long outages a routine experience for residents of Tver, a medieval city two hours' drive from Moscow.
Kyiv says its retaliatory strikes target military sites and aim to hobble Russia's oil and gas revenues, while drone swarms have grown more frequent as the war drags into its fifth year.
Last month, drone debris sparked a fire wounding seven people, and early Tuesday the regional governor mistakenly reported one death later linked to a gas explosion, while residents like Antonina and Olga called outages disruptive yet necessary.
Some residents accept the shutdowns as protective, with soldier Ivan Nulev saying `It's all for our safety`, while a December Levada Center poll showed only 25 percent back continued fighting.
The Kremlin defended the switch-offs as necessary air-defence steps and set white lists of digital services, while strict censorship limits criticism and many residents told AFP `Of course it's not safe`.

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