It was learned that the work would be terminated the day before. The blocking reportedly covers a wide range of Microsoft products and services against Russian entities 24 Channels.

What services will be provided for Russians?

The list of services that Russian companies cannot benefit from is quite extensive:

• access,
• excel,
• Project,
• Publisher,
• SharePoint/SharePoint Server,
• Vision,
• Information Path,
• InfoPath Forms Server and others.

Also included in the list are the Azure cloud platform and related services:

• Dynamic 365,
• Pioneering Identity Manager,
• MicrosoftIntune,
• System Center,
• Power Applications,
• Power Automation,
• force shield,
• VisualC++,
• visual studio,
• Visual Studio Code.

Native software will also be affected by the lock, activation keys will be disabled and cannot be reactivated after reinstallation.

Microsoft CSP support said Microsoft customers will lose access to their data after subscription termination, which will occur no later than March 20, 2024. Data will be retained for a maximum of 24 months after the subscription ends. Customers will not be able to reactivate their subscriptions without obtaining a license from the state regulator. Microsoft will refund any prepayment for services (subscriptions) not provided.

The move marks a turning point for Russian businesses that rely on Microsoft products and raises questions about the future of technology and service availability in the region.