Ask HN: Does anyone have a good way to check on internet availability in Ukraine

18 points·oseibonsu··9 comments

I have some developers that work for me out of the Ukraine. I need a good way to check if their internet is still up for them so I can hope my slack messages are getting to them.

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https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disruptions-registere...

Referring to Ukraine as "the Ukraine" is adding insult to injury.

https://time.com/12597/the-ukraine-or-ukraine/

Got a response. They are fine for now. Fingers crossed.

For reference (this person lives in Kiev not near the border): Hi! Yes, at the moment we're ok and continue the work as usual. I saw news on cnn saying a journalist heard some bombs in Kiev, but I live in Kiev and everything is quite here. Perhaps that can be a mass media manipulation, as Russia haven't entered Ukraine, they keep their military near the borders and in Donetsk, Lughansk.

Is this video not from Mariupol?

https://twitter.com/i/status/1496690850675535873

Read the comments in that thread.

Another response from someone who lives near the border: Hi! I'm OK, but I woke up from the explosions.

I am chatting live with a friend from Odessa. This is 100% not a media manipulation, they effectively are under a significant scale attack and i guess it's just that Ukraine is a big place, so some places will stay peaceful for now.

How did you fine out?

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