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In reply to the discussion: How Amazon put Ukraine's 'government in a box' -- and saved its economy from Russia [View all]James48
(5,008 posts)13. Can't do that.
The skies are contested, meaning the Russians can and would shoot down any American (or other) plane within the combat zone. No, we cant fly into there. Thats why we are sending today to airfields in Poland and Romania- because they are close to the border, but are not in contested airspace.
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How Amazon put Ukraine's 'government in a box' -- and saved its economy from Russia [View all]
ornotna
Dec 2022
OP
Love it - Amazon using their Amazon Web Services (AWS) technology to archive Ukraine's data.
iluvtennis
Dec 2022
#8
With my indelible disdain for Musk & much of gargantuan business, this makes me
hlthe2b
Dec 2022
#10
Its stories like this one that underscore just how much Ruzzia doesn't "Get It"
Otto_Harper
Dec 2022
#16
I'm not sure that it's Ruzzia that doesn't get it - it's Poutine and his fellow oligarchs
erronis
Dec 2022
#20
Yay...but this is a product Amazon Web Services offers & it has cost Ukraine 75 million USD so far.
NullTuples
Dec 2022
#18
When Amazon is good, it's really good. When it's bad.. well, we'll save that for another day.
Joinfortmill
Dec 2022
#28