{"id":6106,"date":"2023-11-09T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/146.190.235.232\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6106"},"modified":"2025-12-03T19:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:15:10","slug":"digital-infrastructures-russias-war-against-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/commons.com.ua\/en\/podcast\/digital-infrastructures-russias-war-against-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Infrastructures in Russia&#8217;s War Against Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Russia cynically exploits global anti-colonial sentiments while simultaneously occupying Ukrainian territories, illegally exporting seized grain, and destroying Ukrainian ports. As part of its expansion, Russia aims to control Ukraine&#8217;s transport, energy, agriculture and communication networks. The digital realm stands out as a crucial battleground for contemporary infrastructural imperialism.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Ukraine the Possible&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;is a podcast dedicated to the possibilities and potential for a just and diverse future for Ukraine we are willing to build after the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every month, the author of the podcast, journalist Vitaliy Atanasov, will present new episodes with high-quality analytics about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; the experience of living in Ukraine during the war;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; the history of recent decades with their transformations, crises, and inequality;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; challenges associated with overcoming the consequences of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In this episode<\/strong>, we will delve into the methods employed by Russian forces to seize and control Ukraine&#8217;s digital infrastructure, examining the impact on internet services, mobile communication, and broadcasting during the Russian occupation.<br><br>Authored by&nbsp;<strong>Vitalii Atanasov<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voiced by the author&#8217;s cloned voice using an AI tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References for Episode 2: Digital Infrastructures in Russia&#8217;s War Against Ukraine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mitpress.mit.edu\/9780262042611\/reluctant-power\/%C2%A0\">Networks, Corporations, and the Struggle for Global Governance in the Early 20th Century<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/08\/09\/technology\/ukraine-internet-russia-censorship.html%C2%A0\">How Russia Took Over Ukraine\u2019s Internet in Occupied Territories<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.datacenterdynamics.com\/en\/analysis\/how-russia-took-over-the-internet-in-crimea-and-eastern-ukraine\/%C2%A0\">How Russia took over the Internet in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hal.science\/hal-03100247\/document%C2%A0\">The Internet in Crimea: a Case Study on Routing Interregnum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/11\/12\/europe\/kherson-city-ukraine-russia-intl\/index.html\">No water, power or internet \u2013 only euphoria in newly liberated Kherson<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epravda.com.ua\/publications\/2022\/11\/21\/694076\/%C2%A0\">\u0412\u0438\u043f\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0435\u043c\u043b\u044f. \u042f\u043a \u0431\u0456\u0437\u043d\u0435\u0441 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0442\u0430\u0454\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u0425\u0435\u0440\u0441\u043e\u043d\u0449\u0438\u043d\u0443 \u0442\u0430 \u0447\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0448\u043b\u044f\u0445 \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0435 \u043d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043c?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telecomtv.com\/content\/security\/the-itu-s-ukraine-report-is-important-so-why-is-it-hidden-away-46372\/\">The ITU\u2019s Ukraine report is important \u2013 so why is it hidden away?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/ITU-D\/Regional-Presence\/Europe\/Documents\/Interim%20assessment%20on%20damages%20to%20telecommunication%20infrastructure%20and%20resilience%20of%20the%20ICT%20ecosystem%20in%20Ukraine%20-2022-12-22_FINAL.pdf\">Interim assessment on damages to telecommunication infrastructure and resilience of the ICT ecosystem in Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.observatoireturquie.fr\/how-internet-intricates-with-geopolitics-the-case-of-eastern-ukraine\/\">How Internet intricates with geopolitics. The case of Eastern Ukraine<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/project.liga.net\/projects\/eastern_threat\/%C2%A0\">\u0423\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0437\u0430 \u0441 \u0412\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043a\u0430: \u0438\u043b\u0438 \u043a\u0430\u043a \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0438\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0435\u0442<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gordonua.com\/publications\/hersonec-klochko-o-zhizni-v-okkupacii-predchuvstviya-chto-russkie-brosyat-gorod-i-uydut-ne-bylo-po-svoim-kanalam-oni-govorili-chto-budut-bitsya-za-kazhdyy-dom-1651269.html\">\u0425\u0435\u0440\u0441\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0446 \u041a\u043b\u043e\u0447\u043a\u043e \u043e \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0438 \u0432 \u043e\u043a\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438: \u041f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0447\u0443\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0431\u0440\u043e\u0441\u044f\u0442 \u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434 \u0438 \u0443\u0439\u0434\u0443\u0442, \u043d\u0435 \u0431\u044b\u043b\u043e. \u041f\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0438\u043c \u043a\u0430\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0430\u043c \u043e\u043d\u0438 \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u043b\u0438, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0443\u0442 \u0431\u0438\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0437\u0430 \u043a\u0430\u0436\u0434\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u043e\u043c<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/russian\/features-62414925\">\u041b\u0430\u0432\u0440\u043e\u0432 \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f \u043d\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u044f\u0442\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f \u043a\u043e\u043b\u043e\u043d\u0438\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0437\u043c\u043e\u043c. \u0422\u0430\u043a \u043b\u0438 \u044d\u0442\u043e?<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/%20https\/\/krymsos.com\/ru\/blokada-ta-kontrol-internetu-shho-vidbuvayetsya-na-tymchasovo-okupovanyh-terytoriyah\/\">\u0411\u043b\u043e\u043a\u0430\u0434\u0430 \u0438 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0440\u043e\u043b\u044c \u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0435\u0442\u0430 \u2013 \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0441\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442 \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e \u043e\u043a\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0442\u0435\u0440\u0440\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u044f\u0445<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Authored by&nbsp;<\/strong>Vitalii Atanasov.&nbsp;He is a journalist and researcher, editor of Digital Capitalism and Internet Utopias, author of \u201cAnthropogen\u201d podcast. 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