- Amnezia VPN restored access to 20 server locations for Premium users
- The provider also actively issues compensation to Premium subscribers
- This follows a major update amid suspected state-sponsored DDoS attacks
It’s been a grueling few weeks for anti-censorship tool Amnezia VPN, but the dust is finally starting to settle. The provider says it has restored access to all 20 of its international VPN locations for Premium users, signaling a return to normal service after a series of severe disruptions.
The good news does not end there. In addition to restoring its servers, Amnezia VPN has begun rolling out compensation to Premium subscribers affected by the outages.
TechRadar has reached out to Amnezia VPN to confirm whether the compensation and location recoveries are explicitly linked to these latest attacks. We will update this article if we receive more information.
Jump back from the blackout
The restoration was quietly announced via the provider’s official X account. According to post, Premium users can re-route their traffic through 20 different global locations, allowing them to unblock restricted content and surf the web privately.
“We’ve restored access to 20 locations working normally via AmneziaWG. Russia is temporarily down for optimization, we’ll let you know when it’s back up,” Amnezia VPN said.
The victory is not absolute yet, as the provider’s Russia-based servers are still temporarily down. This is not entirely surprising given the intense scrutiny and technical roadblocks currently aimed at virtual private networks operating within the country’s borders.
🌏 20 locations are once again available to Premium users! We have restored access to 20 locations that are operating normally via AmneziaWG. Russia is temporarily down for optimization — we’ll let you know when it’s back up.👇 How to update the location list and troubleshoot:17 June 2026
In a separate X post published shortly before the restoration 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 subscribers, +2 months for annual subscribers). Also,” Amnezia said, urging users to update the app to v4.8.19.0 to maintain a reliable connection.
In an industry where service interruptions are often met with silence, proactively compensating users is a powerful step in rebuilding consumer trust.
A relentless fight against censorship
If you have been following our Amnezia VPN review coverage, you’ll know that the service is built from the ground up to bypass severe internet restrictions. But even the most robust tools can be affected.
A few weeks ago, a massive, coordinated attack targeted several anti-censorship tools. Experts accused Roskomnadzor of launching active Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) campaigns, a tactic in which servers are deliberately overwhelmed with fake traffic until they crash. Amnesia was caught in the crossfire, leading to the frustrating blackouts Premium users have been experiencing recently.
Fortunately, the provider has not just sat back and waited 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 rollout of the new AmneziaWG 2.0 protocol. By subtly changing the headers of data packets, the protocol obfuscates VPN traffic. This makes it incredibly difficult for Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) systems, the technology governments use to spot and block VPNs, to detect the connection.
While the loss of the Russian server location remains a thorn in the side of some users, the return of 20 global locations and a proactive approach to compensation prove that AmneziaVPN refuses to back down from the fight.
