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Key publications around the Ukraine crisis
- [UA] LIVE REPORT Internet disruptions registered as Russia moves in on Ukraine
- [RU] LIVE REPORT Instagram restricted in Russia as online space continues to shrink
- [RU] LIVE REPORT Twitter and Facebook restricted in Russia amid conflict with Ukraine
- [UA] Disconnection raises fears over safety at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
- [UA] Severed power line heightens safety concerns at Chernobyl nuclear power plant
- [UA] Ukraine banking and defense platforms knocked out amid heightened tensions with Russia
Coverage around the Ukraine crisis
A selection of press and human rights coverage of our work to support internet freedom and connectivity in and around the Ukraine crisis:
- Ukraine war: Major internet provider suffers cyber-attack – BBC
- Ukraine’s battle to protect the internet – Financial Times
- ‘Most Severe’ Cyberattack Since Russian Invasion Crashes Ukraine Internet Provider – Forbes
- Weekend Profile: Alp Toker, chronicler of Ukraine’s embattled internet – The Economist
- Attacks on Ukraine communications are a major part of the war – Malwarebytes
- The degrading treatment of Ukraine’s internet – The Economist
- FBI and CISA warn over threats to satellite communications networks – ZDNet
- TV Feature: Russia censorship crisis, Friday 10 March – BBC News / BBC World
- TV Feature: Ukraine connectivity crisis – SVT Sweden
- TV Feature: Report from Ukraine with Mark Austin, Tuesday 29 February – Sky News
- ‘It’s the right thing to do’: the 300,000 volunteer hackers coming together to fight Russia – The Guardian
- Russia follows China in embracing the splinternet – The Sunday Times
- Russia expands restrictions on Facebook and several news websites including BBC – Scroll
- Ukrainian cities hit with blackouts after attacks on energy infrastructure – ZDNet
- SpaceX sent Starlink internet terminals to Ukraine. They could paint a ‘giant target’ on users’ backs, experts say – CNN
- Facebook takes down Ukraine disinformation network and bans Russian-backed media – The Guardian
- Russia blocks Echo of Moscow and Dozhd TV, restricts social media access – Committee to Protect Journalists
- The disinformer-in-chief goes to war – IFEX
- Why does Ukraine need Internet from Musk? – Gazeta RU
- Russian Government Orders Media Outlets To Delete Stories Referring To ‘Invasion’ Or ‘Assault’ On Ukraine – RFE/RL
- Starlink satellite communications launched in Ukraine – TASS
- Ukraine invasion: How the war is being waged online – BBC
- Viasat says ‘cyber event’ is causing broadband outages across Europe – ZDNet
- Could Russia shut down the internet in Ukraine? – The Guardian
- Propaganda, fake videos of Ukraine invasion bombard users – AP
- Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Already Taking Down the Internet – VICE
- Internet in Ukraine disrupted as Russian troops advance – Reuters
- Cyber-attacks bring down many Ukraine websites – BBC
- Mobile internet returns to Vodafone subscribers in Luhansk – The Guardian
- Incident of unidentified cause impacts connectivity in Luhansk, Ukraine – La Patilla
- Ukraine Defense Ministry, banks hit by cyberattack amid tensions with Russia – The Hill
- Ukraine Ministry of Defense confirms DDoS attack; state banks loses connectivity – ZDNet
- Ukraine Hit with Cyberattacks as Tensions with Russia Continue – Gizmodo
- Ukraine faces more cyberattacks amid Russian invasion fears – Engadget
- Ukraine’s defence ministry and two banks targeted in cyberattack – Euronews
- How Putin used internet censorship and fake news for six months to push the Ukraine war agenda – Sky News
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