Macedonia Experienced Brief Connectivity Disruption Early July 14

Macedonia experienced a brief but notable connectivity disruption in the early hours of July 14, 2026. The event, which lasted just under an hour, was characterized by a significant deviation in network traffic patterns. The disruption began at 02:31 UTC and concluded by 03:23 UTC.

Technical Details

The event registered a severity score of 3,396, primarily driven by a drop in the merit-nt signal. This signal, which serves as a proxy for aggregate connectivity based on backscatter measurements, recorded a 62% drop from its peak value during the disruption. The most significant degradation occurred between 02:31 and 02:50 UTC, accounting for nearly half of the total severity score.

Other key network signals showed less pronounced effects. The gtr-norm signal, which measures deviation from an expected traffic baseline, fell by 87% from its peak. The core routing plane, measured by the BGP signal, remained stable with no observable degradation. Similarly, active probing for IPv4 reachability, measured by the ping-slash24 signal, showed only a minor 3% drop.

The cause has not been publicly attributed. Connectivity was reported restored following the event.