The growing list of tech companies’ responses to the Ukraine War
Digital Trends
MARCH 5, 2022
Here's how some of the biggest names in tech have reacted to Russia's decision to go wage war on Ukraine.
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Fast Company Tech
MARCH 13, 2025
Ukraines mineral wealth has been a key factor in its negotiations with the U.S. as the two countries work out details for a ceasefire agreement in Ukraines war with Russia. and Ukraine announced an agreement on March 11, 2025. The war has severely limited access to data about Ukraines natural resources.
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TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
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. GET IN TOUCH.
TechSpot
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
Following a barrage of economic and financial sanctions from several countries, Ukraine has now called on the private sector to do its part — starting with tech giant Apple.
TechSpot
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
By now it’s no secret that Russia launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine earlier this week, which prompted several countries to consider new sanctions on the former. As local factories closed on Thursday, some in the tech and auto industries worry about the potential impact on the global supply chain.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
As so many have said — far more eloquently than me — the invasion of Ukraine is a story that impacts all of us, whether we’re on the ground there or not. My brilliant colleagues put together a story on how the tech industry is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ; I urge you to read it. Jambo raises $7.5M
The Verge
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
The Internet Outage Detection and Analysis (IODA) project at Georgia Tech reported partial outages starting just before midnight on February 23rd and continuing into the morning of February 24th. Outages are affecting the Triolan internet service provider, which services a number of cities and other areas across Ukraine, including Kharkiv.
TechSpot
MARCH 6, 2024
One woman was captured on video saying "Glory to the heroes," the traditional response to the salute "Glory to Ukraine." Navalny's funeral on March 1 was filled with supporters defying Russia's strict laws against pro-Ukrainian speech. She was charged with "displaying a banned symbol" and handed a small fine, but. Read Entire Article
The Verge
MARCH 30, 2022
In a translated version of its post on Telegram , the Roskomnadzor warns it may fine the tech company up to 8 million rubles (about $94,675 USD), an amount that will increase to 20 percent of Google’s annual revenue in case of a repeat offense. Bloomberg says it banned a YouTube channel associated with Russia’s Ministry of Defence as well.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 7, 2022
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
TechCrunch
APRIL 1, 2022
Emmy Gengler is the CEO of Softjourn , a global technology services provider with offices in California, Ukraine and Poland. “The calls and texts started early, asking for power supplies and tools for fixing engines,” said Katia Ryzha, who lives and works in Ivano-Frankivsk, a small city in Western Ukraine.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
TechCrunch has some notes on the situation for the tech world in Ukraine, which is worth a read. But it just didn’t feel right for us to sit and chit chat about funding rounds and executive shuffles when Russia is busy invading a democracy under false pretenses. That’s it from us. Hugs, and godspeed.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Funding sources for tech startups in Ukraine have gone off a cliff this year, with investors (and their LPs) wary of taking on the risk of backing potentially promising ideas and people who have stayed in the country amid the sustained, persistent and increasingly ugly onslaught from Russia. billion the year before.
TechCrunch
JULY 19, 2022
Much of it was on YouTube and was related to the country’s invasion and subsequent war with Ukraine. Like a museum, but on the blockchain : Despite his usual misgivings for crypto tech, we spot Haje covering a rare blockchain story, about Arkive, and its building of the world’s first decentralized museum. Big Tech Inc.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 16, 2023
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The Verge
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled Ukraine On February 24th, Russia invaded areas of Ukraine near its northern, eastern, and southern borders. It’s a significant military action that could have alarming consequences, and more than 500,000 people have reportedly fled from Ukraine to neighboring countries as of February 28th.
The Verge
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
Facebook is blocking state-run Russian media outlets from advertising and monetizing content on the platform amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine (via Reuters ). The country’s tech and communications regulator ordered the social network to stop fact-checking and labeling content from state-owned media, but Facebook refused to comply. “We
The Verge
MARCH 11, 2022
Zerkalo also reports that Berstein had been accused of editing Wikipedia articles about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Belarus has offered logistical support throughout the Russian invasion of Ukraine, serving as a staging area for units moving towards the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. The channel has since been made private.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
Russia is invading Ukraine as we write, and global markets are in freefall. Last week, this column took a look at the European technology market’s deep tech expertise. The Exchange started its look at European deep tech with a report from Angular Ventures. Writing about Europe is hard today. ” We agree.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 4, 2023
The deals range across four key areas: deep tech, fintech, enterprise and defense tech. TechCrunch: You have these four areas on which you’re focused, but fintech has cooled off after several frothy years, defense tech now seems top of mind for investors. Today, the area that’s really come up is defense tech.
The Verge
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
Stand with the people of Ukraine. BTC - 357a3So9CbsNfBBgFYACGvxxS6tMaDoa1P ETH and USDT (ERC-20) - 0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14 — Ukraine / ??????? Ukraine) February 26, 2022. In tech-savvy Ukraine, crypto has emerged as a quick and easy way to handle this money. Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT.
TechCrunch
MARCH 19, 2022
As I hear about more startups struggling amid shifting market conditions, the great resignation and the general inflection point that begins once a company hits growth stage, it’s worth addressing an elephant in the room that comes around often in the tech versus media debate. Fintech and Ukraine. Some big tech apps remain.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
A branch of my family tree is from the Ukraine. I’m giving my support as well as sharing my teaching and technology skills with Women’s Rights organizations in Ukraine. I’m giving my support as well as sharing my teaching and technology skills with Women’s Rights organizations in Ukraine.
TechSpot
MARCH 2, 2022
Most chipmakers believe the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict won’t worsen the global shortage of chips that’s been plaguing the tech and auto industries. The supply chain has been showing some signs of recovery as of late, but industry leaders still are, at best, cautiously optimistic about the entire situation.
Digital Trends
MARCH 3, 2022
From hard drives to helicopters, Ukrainians have helped reshape the world of modern technology more than most people realize. These are their greatest hits.
The Verge
MARCH 4, 2022
Samsung is the latest tech vendor to prevent new sales of its products in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. To this end, we are donating $6 million, including $1 million in consumer electronics products, as well as voluntary donations from our employees.”.
The Verge
MARCH 3, 2022
On Tuesday, tech and communications regulator Roskomnadzor threatened to block Wikipedia over the Russian-language page covering Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, claiming it contained “false messages” about war casualties and the effects of economic sanctions, among other things.
The Next Web
OCTOBER 26, 2013
In conversations about freelancing and online marketplaces for remote contract workers of the tech industry, the name of oDesk floats up pretty often. In addition to speaking at IDCEE’13 in Kyiv, Cooper had another goal in visiting Ukraine (and Russia, a couple of days before that). million jobs.
The Verge
MARCH 25, 2022
Spotify is suspending its services in Russia as the country’s invasion of Ukraine continues into its second month. Other tech companies have similarly shut down services in Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Spotify is the latest company to suspend its services there. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
How tech is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine : The technology world is a global industry, which means that when geopolitical conflicts arise, it impacts the world that TechCrunch covers directly. We have notes up on cyberattacks and companies in Ukraine. Big Tech Inc. Now, to work. The TechCrunch Top 3.
The Verge
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
In a statement on Friday, Russia’s tech and communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, said Facebook was violating “the rights and freedoms of Russian citizens,” and that it had recorded 23 cases of “censorship” by the social network since October 2020. A spokesperson for Meta had no immediate comment.
TechSpot
DECEMBER 3, 2024
The campaign involves a video featuring what appears to be a watermark from tech publication Wired, writes 404media. The clip, which is spreading on Telegram and being emailed directly to journalists, claims that an embedded program was discovered in the code of Stalker 2 that collects player data and transmits. Read Entire Article
The Next Web
DECEMBER 18, 2012
The Next Web is happy to announce 12 upcoming local award events in Europe’s hottest tech hubs, all for the sake of highlighting and celebrating the best startups, the most talented entrepreneurs and the hottest investors. Ukraine Startup Awards, Kiev, February 19th. We didn’t want to leave it at that, though.
TechCrunch
JULY 1, 2022
I remember the dread I felt as a startup worker during downturns when I read about mass layoffs at tech firms that had previously been considered ascendant. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed that, however. 5 ways to seize the opportunities created by recent chaos in ad tech. My best advice: Strengthen your network.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 9, 2022
Late-stage tech companies must do right by their employees: Reassess your 409A valuations. Last year was a record 12 months for the tech industry, with immense amounts of money flowing into both early- and late-stage companies as well as an all-time-high number of IPOs. What’s affecting late-stage startup valuations in tech?
The Verge
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Channel One was among a number of channels The Associated Press cited last week as skewing the narrative to align with the Kremlin’s messaging around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine , tech companies are being pressured to answer for how they’ll continue to operate their businesses in the country.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
But one key component of its production — energy; electricity — is facing supply issues of its own in Europe at present, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Since the Ukraine war started, Europe has been facing an exacerbated supply vs demand issue.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 1, 2022
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The Verge
APRIL 11, 2022
Access Now and other nonprofits have pushed the US government to avoid disrupting internet access as part of larger sanctions against Russia over its February invasion of Ukraine. In a statement, Access Now tech legal counsel Natalia Krapiva applauded the decision. “US
TechCrunch
AUGUST 30, 2022
Despite the war in Ukraine, accelerating inflation and increasing interest rates, the technology sector has still seen M&A happening in the United States. In the first half of 2022, large tech M&A transactions included Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard for $69 billion, Google buying Mandiant for $5.4 Acquisition criteria.
The Verge
MARCH 3, 2022
For now, the music streaming service says it will continue to stream in Russia, a market it entered in July 2020 alongside Ukraine and 10 other European countries. “We We are deeply shocked and saddened by the unprovoked attack on Ukraine.”
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 18, 2025
Varjo and partner Dogfight Boss also announced in August that their headset-based F-16 simulator had been deployed to help Ukraine train fighter pilots in its war with Russia. In the U.S., And in October 2024, the company launched Unity 6, the latest version of its engine.
TechCrunch
APRIL 8, 2022
You may not have heard of Amadeus, but if you’ve taken a trip, you’ve probably interacted with its tech stack. Dear Sophie, We’re a startup that currently has an employee, who is originally from Ukraine, working for us on an H-1B visa. He is trying to get his parents out of Ukraine. United with Ukraine.
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