Information can’t get into Mariupol, but it also can’t get out. For weeks, a lone mobile base station allowed thousands in the besieged Ukrainian city to stay connected—until Russian troops arrived. Via WIREDUK
“I was stuck for six or seven days without any news or any provable information,” says Alisa Liddell, a recruiter with, who lived in Mariupol. Liddell left Mariupol at the start of the war—her friends and colleagues are still in the city—and moved about 20 miles down the coast. Even outside Mariupol, there was no connectivity. “We were one of the first who lost the power and couldn't power up our community,” Liddell says.
Despite making it out of Mariupol and her family being safe, Liddell does not know if many of those close to her are OK. “I have lots of friends who are still not in touch with me,” she says. “I'm very, very scared to even think about the worst.” The only clue Liddell has, she says, is when she sees them appear online for a few brief seconds. “I saw that they are online. I'm like, ‘Yes they are alive.
For two weeks around the start of March, two of Kyivstar’s engineers would go to the offices every morning and start a diesel generator they connected to the telecom’s equipment, Lutchenko says. Once powered up, some communications would be restored to the city. The connection might have been spotty, but it allowed people a few minutes to connect with loved ones, news of the war, and the world beyond. At night, to help save dwindling gas supplies, they turned off the generator.
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