A VPN that works in Russia
Roskomnadzor's TSPU equipment sits inside Russian ISPs and blocks or slows OpenVPN, WireGuard® and IKEv2. PremierVPN's apps carry VLESS with REALITY, xHTTP and CDN, built to look like ordinary HTTPS so your connection blends in with normal web traffic.
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Tested on
- Rostelecom
- MTS
- Beeline
- MegaFon
- Tele2
Example · what Auto mode kept on each network
- Home Wi-Fi · RostelecomREALITYWireGuard and AmneziaWG blocked, REALITY connected
- Office Wi-Fi · BeelinexHTTPREALITY timed out, xHTTP connected
- Café Wi-Fi · MTSCDNserver addresses blocked, so it went through a CDN
- Remembered
- 3 networks
- Closest
- FI · DE
- Port
- 443 / TCP
Why most VPNs struggle in Russia
Russia's "sovereign internet" rules put TSPU deep packet inspection equipment inside the networks of Russian ISPs, run under Roskomnadzor. It doesn't need to read your traffic. It recognises the shape of VPN protocols and blocks or slows them.
OpenVPN
BlockedIts handshake is easy to recognise, so TSPU cuts the connection, usually straight away.
WireGuard®
ThrottledFast and secure, but its fixed packet sizes and headers are simple to spot. Throttled or blocked on many networks.
IKEv2 / IPsec
BlockedUses its own protocol numbers and ports, so it can be filtered without looking at anything else.
VLESS in our apps
Gets throughREALITY, xHTTP and CDN all travel as ordinary HTTPS on port 443, like a visit to any website.
REALITY first, then xHTTP, then CDN
Filtering differs from one ISP and region to the next, so the apps carry three ways to connect. Work down the list until one holds.
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REALITY
Start here. Your device makes a genuine TLS 1.3 connection that borrows a real, well-known site's certificate, with Chrome's fingerprint. Anyone watching sees a normal visit to that site. It's the fastest option.
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xHTTP
If REALITY connects but keeps dropping, or is slow. xHTTP shapes your traffic like everyday web requests, which helps on networks that cut long connections, and it resists active probing.
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CDN
If you can't reach our servers at all, their addresses are probably blocked on your network. CDN goes through a content delivery network instead, so blocking our server addresses doesn't stop it. A little slower.
On iPhone and iPad, Auto mode tries WireGuard, AmneziaWG, REALITY, xHTTP, CDN and Stealth relay in turn, keeps the first that works and remembers it for each Wi-Fi network. On Windows, Bypass on Auto tries AmneziaWG, then Cloak, then VLESS.
Built into every PremierVPN app
VLESS is part of the normal app on each of these. One subscription covers all your devices.
Close by in Europe, for speed
The nearer the server, the faster the connection. From most of Russia, our servers in Finland and Germany are the closest and usually the quickest.
When you want a particular country's services, connect there instead: the UK for BBC iPlayer, the US for American streaming and sites. We have 25+ locations, and bandwidth is unlimited on all of them.
Where to connect from Russia
- Finland
- Our nearest location to St Petersburg and Moscow. A good first choice for everyday use.
- Germany
- Also close by, and a good second choice if Finland is busy or slow on your network.
- UK, US
- For services from those countries, such as BBC iPlayer.
Tested on Rostelecom, MTS, Beeline, MegaFon and Tele2. If a server stops connecting on your network, try another protocol before another country.
Reach the internet as it is elsewhere
Social media
Instagram, Facebook and X, which have been blocked in Russia since 2022.
Independent news
BBC Russian, Deutsche Welle, Meduza and other outlets that Roskomnadzor has blocked.
Messaging and calls
Signal, Discord and other apps that have been blocked or restricted on Russian networks.
Video
YouTube at normal speed, without the slowdowns many Russian networks apply to it.
Your streaming accounts
Netflix, Disney+ or BBC iPlayer through a server in the country whose service you use. Bandwidth is unlimited.
Privacy from your ISP
Your ISP sees an encrypted connection, not the sites you visit. We keep no activity logs at our end either.
An independent VPN built for filtered networks
UK-based and independent
A UK company, outside Russian jurisdiction. Not part of a VPN conglomerate, funded by subscriptions, and we run our own servers.
No activity logs
We don't log what you do online or the sites you visit. No ads, and we don't sell data.
Our no-log policy →More than one way through
If VLESS is blocked, every plan also includes six HTTPS and DNS tunnels and StormDNS, which we've tested in Russia.
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Bitcoin and Lightning through BTCPay, other coins through Cryptomus. Card and PayPal are accepted too.
Connected in three steps
Subscribe
Any plan includes VLESS. Code ANNUAL50 takes 50% off your first year. Pay by card, PayPal or crypto.
Install the app
On your phone, laptop and anything else you use. Sign in with your PremierVPN account.
Connect with REALITY
Pick a VLESS server in Finland or Germany. If it won't hold, switch to xHTTP, then CDN. On iPhone and iPad, Auto mode does the choosing.
Set up a backup while you can. In the client area, you can also set up our tunnel servers and activate StormDNS. If filtering tightens on your network, they're ready to use without downloading anything new.
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