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How a Country Stayed Online: Technological Innovation and Wartime Adaptation in Ukraine
When Russia launched her full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 24 2022, it was not just a war of tanks and missiles—it was also a war on infrastructure, information and connectivity. Amongst the most remarkable stories of resilience in this conflict has been Ukraine’s ability to stay digitally connected under siege. From the deployment of satellite internet to adaptive cyber defence, Ukraine’s technological response to war offers a case study in innovation, public-private cooperation, an
From the deployment of satellite internet to adaptive cyber defence, Ukraine’s technological response to war offers a case study in innovation, public-private cooperation, and the critical role of digital infrastructure in national survival. It was quickly adapted to support wartime needs: issuing digital documents for internally displaced persons (IDPs), facilitating donations, distributing war bonds and allowing citizens to report enemy troop movements. Ukraine’s data was also rapidly migrated to cloud infrastructure provided by Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, safeguarding sensitive state information from physical destruction or seizure.
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