During the full-scale invasion, the following projects were implemented: • Most relevant services and products, done in Diia — Among them, obtain unemployment status and apply for unemployment benefits; file a 2% declaration and pay taxes; report on damaged/destroyed property; receive a temporary document for the martial law period – eDocument, etc. • Expanded eAid service — Ukrainians in the areas where the most active hostilities were taking place were able to receive ₴6,500 of support from the state. The amount of ₴30.9 billion was issued to 5 million Ukrainians. • UNITED24 – a fundraising platform for donations from all over the world to support Ukraine. Thanks to these funds, military and humanitarian needs of the state are fulfilling. All funds are distributed in three areas: defence and demining; humanitarian and medical aid; and rebuild Ukraine. For example, due to the donation raised it became possible to purchase a helicopter for evacuation of the seriously injured; 44K helmets; 48K units of body armor; 7 special vehicles for the military; 35 portable ALV apparatuses for medics working in the frontline. And this is just the beginning. • The Army of Drones is a comprehensive program developed by the
Ministry of Defence jointly with the General Staff. The project procures drones for the Armes Forces of Ukraine, repairs drones and provides systematic training for drone operators. As of now, team has signed contracts to purchase UAVs for over ₴1.1 billion. People also donate their own drones for the needs of the AFU. •
PayPal started its operation in Ukraine. In February, Mykhailo Fedorov appealed to PayPal CEO
Dan Schulman to leave the Russian market. The company not only left the market, but also allowed the commission-free transfers for Ukrainian users until June 30. In June, the period of transfers without fees was extended until the end of September. The total amount of money that has been transferred and received by Ukrainians is over $200 million.
Collaboration with Elon Musk Two days after Russia invaded, Mykhailo Fedorov used
Twitter to ask
Elon Musk to provide
Ukraine with Starlink stations. Two days later Musk responded that Starlink had been activated in Ukraine. As of 2023, there were over 18K Starlinks operating in Ukraine, providing critical infrastructure for government agencies, etc with a stable Internet connection. The
SpaceX team has also updated the software to reduce power consumption so that Starlink can be powered from a car cigarette lighter. Given the number of terminals and their demand, SpaceX decided to open a representative office in Ukraine. On June 9, Starlink Ukraine received official registration as on operator. In addition to Starlink, Elon Musk handed over
Tesla Powerwalls to Ukraine. These batteries can serve as emergency power supplies during power outages and are combined with solar cells for off-grid electricity generation. They are used in settlements most affected by the Russian occupation. This solution came in handy as there were a lot of situations where there was a need to get critical infrastructure running again, rather than waiting for power to be restored. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has received 44 Tesla Powerwalls.
Cyberwar According to Mykhailo Fedorov, the term "cyberwar" will soon become official in the world. Ukraine participates in it and is confidently winning. To this end, the
Ministry of Digital Transformation team has done the following: • Digital Blockade of the Russian Federation. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, the Ministry of Digital Transformation has been appealing to tech companies to stop operating in Russia. In total, over 600 companies were approached, about 150 responded to the request, and 78 left the Russian market completely. • IT-army – more than 250K volunteers from all over the world united to fight the enemy, and show that the only possible future for Russia will be: as slow as possible and without any modern digital tools. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the IT army has attacked more than 7000 online resources and this number is increasing every day. Among them are RuTube, the Russian Post, Sberbank, State Procurement, etc. • eVorog – a chatbot where Ukrainians can report on the movement of invaders, their war crimes and collaborators. Also Ukrainians can report information about explosive and suspicious objects, and mines in particular. Currently, more than 350K people have already used the chatbot. Thanks to the information received within eVorog, the Armed Forces has been able to conduct a number of successful operations. Also, the chatbot received information about more than 30 war crimes. • Artificial Intelligence Photo Identification – Ministry of Digital Transformation identified quite a few looting Russian soldiers with the help of AI algorithms. The algorithms also identified more than 300 photos of dead Russian soldiers. And with the help of social engineering, they found many people, who were associated with this war to inform them of the death of a loved one and ask them to refuse to go to war. == Awards ==