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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

Candid

Since February 24, more than two million people have fled Ukraine. million that will be internally displaced and 12 million who will need humanitarian assistance of some kind. million that will be internally displaced and 12 million who will need humanitarian assistance of some kind. Here’s what we know so far. Top recipients.

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Read Tim Cook’s email to employees on Ukraine

The Verge

Tim Cook sent out an email to employees this morning addressing the Russian invasion of Ukraine and explaining the actions Apple has taken in reaction to the events of the past two weeks. We are working to support our teams in Ukraine and across the region. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Ukraine internet outages spark concerns of broader blackout

The Verge

Outages are affecting the Triolan internet service provider, which services a number of cities and other areas across Ukraine, including Kharkiv. Ukraine : Partial outage of Ukrainian ISP Triolan started around 2.50am UTC Visible in near-realtime at [link] pic.twitter.com/8SBiumlOmi — Internet Outage Alerts (@gatech_ioda) February 24, 2022.

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What happened when this entrepreneur put her startup on hold to help Ukraine, and told VCs to donate

TechCrunch

When Russia invaded her home country of Ukraine, U.K.-based based tech entrepreneur Irra Ariella Khi , co-founder of Zamna , set up a fundraising page to directly support people inside Ukraine. Khi’s father (aged 70) and godmother (aged 82) are both in Ukraine, as are her stepsister and her children. It’s now matched £2.25

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Crisis, Climate And Conflict Drove Disaster Philanthropy

The NonProfit Times

billion given toward disasters by private and community foundations, corporations, and public charities. Complex humanitarian emergencies saw its highest share of total giving, primarily in response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Many international grants were directly given to local and national actors. of the $126.7

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Go read this report about how researchers used Google Maps to track the invasion of Ukraine

The Verge

This report from The Washington Post details how a team of researchers used a combination of Google Maps and radar imagery to track the movement of Russian troops, tipping them off to an invasion of Ukraine before the general public got word of the situation. Someone's on the move.

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How the tech industry is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

TechCrunch

On February 24, Russia launched an invasion of neighboring Ukraine after months of a military build-up on its borders. News outlets in Ukraine are also reporting outages caused by cyberattacks, which the Ukrainian government says it has “unambiguously linked” to Moscow. Its payments processor, Paddle , is based in the U.K.,

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