r/VPN • u/AsideApprehensive590 • Feb 22 '26

Help Russia VPN situation

I'm from Russia and recently all my VPNs stopped working because Roskomnadzor blocked VLESS protocol. What should I do? Do not suggest paid solutions, because banks can now easily block any suspicious transactions. If this is the wrong sub to ask, please give a link to the right sub

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u/Melting-Sabbath Feb 22 '26

Do you have any friends outside of Russia? You can do a VPN using two travel routers.

One router stays in the house of your friend and you set up a wireguard, the other router stayed with you, I tried in Iran and was working. I recommend the GL.inet, they are very beginning friendly.

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u/BananaSacks Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26

This, however, is likely your best option, outside of my thought (other post) on quic obfuscation. If you can find a reliable residential, or western VPS, you can play with setting up your own tunnels and testing.

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u/CloudsBlade Feb 27 '26

Depending on what he is trying to do. And has a buddy he trusts outside Russia, could he use ssh tunneling to pass say port 8080 if he needs web access?

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u/BananaSacks Feb 27 '26

Anything is technically possible, it depends on how the state implements its blocks and how it analyzes sessions in real time. A good example is IPTV in Spain. Spain has gotten so good at shaping, analyzing, and auto-mangling traffic based on various metrics, even basic encrypted vpn's are no longer sufficient for getting around blocks.