Armenia Experiences Brief BGP Control Plane Disruption

Armenia experienced a brief but notable disruption to its internet control plane on Thursday, July 24, 2026. The event, focused on Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing, lasted for approximately 50 minutes, starting at 19:05 UTC and ending at 19:55 UTC.

Technical Details

The disruption registered a severity score of 477, with the primary impact observed on the BGP signal. This signal measures the control plane visibility of internet routing prefixes. During the event, the number of visible BGP prefixes dropped by approximately 9% from its peak. Other network health indicators, including active probing for IPv4 reachability and traffic volume forecasts, showed minimal deviation from normal baselines.

The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Network connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation period.