- Amnezia VPN has restored access to 20 server locations for Premium users
- The provider also actively pays compensation to Premium subscribers
- This follows a major update amid suspected state-sponsored DDoS attacks.
It’s been a tough few weeks for anti-censorship tool Amnezia VPN, but the dust is finally starting to settle. The provider says it has restored access to its 20 international VPN locations for Premium users, signaling a return to normal service after a series of severe disruptions.
The good news doesn’t stop there. Alongside restoring its servers, Amnezia VPN has begun compensating Premium subscribers affected by the outages.
TechRadar has contacted Amnezia VPN to confirm whether the location compensations and restorations are explicitly linked to these recent attacks. We will update this article if we receive more information.
Recovering from the power outage
The restoration was quietly announced via the provider’s official X account. According to After publishing, Premium users can once again route their traffic through 20 different global locations, allowing them to unblock restricted content and browse the web privately.
“We have restored access to 20 locations, operating normally via AmneziaWG. Russia is temporarily unavailable for optimization, we will let you know when it is back,” Amnezia VPN said.
The victory is not yet absolute, as the provider’s servers based in Russia are still temporarily out of service. This isn’t entirely surprising, given the intense scrutiny and technical hurdles currently facing virtual private networks operating within the country’s borders.
🌏 20 slots are available again for Premium users! We have restored access to 20 locations, operating normally via AmneziaWG. Russia is temporarily down for optimization — we’ll let you know when it’s back.👇 How to update the location list and troubleshoot:June 17, 2026
In a separate X article published shortly before the rollback update, the company confirmed that it was taking steps to make things right with its paying customers by sending compensation.
“We have credited compensation to your accounts (🎁 +1 month for 6-month subscriptions, +2 months for annual subscriptions). Also,” Amnezia said, urging users to update the app to v4.8.19.0 to maintain a reliable connection.
In an industry where service outages are often met with silence, proactively compensating users is an important step in restoring consumer confidence.
A fierce fight against censorship
A few weeks ago, a massive and coordinated attack targeted several anti-censorship tools. Experts have accused Roskomnadzor of launching active distributed denial of service (DDoS) campaigns, a tactic in which servers are intentionally flooded with fake traffic until they fail. Amnezia was caught in the crossfire, leading to the frustrating power outages Premium users have been experiencing recently.
Fortunately, the supplier did not sit idly by waiting for the storm to pass. Last week, AmneziaVPN beefed up its apps with a major update designed to counter these aggressive new blocking methods.
This defensive strategy includes the deployment of the new AmneziaWG 2.0 protocol. By subtly modifying data packet headers, the protocol obfuscates VPN traffic. This makes it extremely difficult for Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) systems, the technology used by governments to spot and block VPNs, to detect the connection.
While the loss of the Russian server location remains a thorn in the side for some users, the return of 20 locations worldwide and a proactive approach to compensation proves that AmneziaVPN refuses to back down in the fight.
