Anyone anywhere in the world can open Google Maps, walk around Ukraine, and get upset



by tohich-tohich

38 comments
  1. The amount of metals now buried in the fields may be a worth as much as that long buried in the hills.

  2. Hard lessons for the deluded that Kremlin doesn’t bring freedom. It brings destruction, slavery, torture, and waste where it goes. Its end brings at least hope for the end of this reality for those under its boot heel. Those who promise fantastical alternatives are either its agents or deluded fellow-travelers.

  3. Anyone anywhere in the world can open Google Maps, ~~walk~~ pan around Ukraine, and get upset

  4. Wow… The image in my area is over 7 years old…. Glad they can update Ukraine, but not US where they are located

  5. So the old joke is that the US will bring freedom and democracy even if it kills the recipient.

    But that clearly pales in comparison to what happens when the new soviets and their wannabe stalin start to “denatzify” their neighbors. I hope Ukraine returns the favor 10 fold. The new soviets need to have their 1945 Berlin moment, except this time they are the ones sitting in a bunker watching their cities turn to rubble.

  6. Ive used google maps to look at photo’s of stores/restaurants/museums in places destroyed by russia. Couple of examples from bakhmut

    New york street pizza in bakhmut:

    [https://www.google.com/maps/place/New+York+Street+Pizza/@48.5907571,38.0026619,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipOz4LsRZBCgyDA4oRw16iUKEjNnn5T2ZPeWY44g!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOz4LsRZBCgyDA4oRw16iUKEjNnn5T2ZPeWY44g%3Dw203-h152-k-no!7i4608!8i3456!4m9!3m8!1s0x40dfe63d87832467:0x937b24c7e2caabd7!8m2!3d48.5908448!4d38.0031247!10e5!14m1!1BCgIgAQ!16s%2Fg%2F1hf2lwxys?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D](https://www.google.com/maps/place/New+York+Street+Pizza/@48.5907571,38.0026619,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipOz4LsRZBCgyDA4oRw16iUKEjNnn5T2ZPeWY44g!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOz4LsRZBCgyDA4oRw16iUKEjNnn5T2ZPeWY44g%3Dw203-h152-k-no!7i4608!8i3456!4m9!3m8!1s0x40dfe63d87832467:0x937b24c7e2caabd7!8m2!3d48.5908448!4d38.0031247!10e5!14m1!1BCgIgAQ!16s%2Fg%2F1hf2lwxys?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)

    A museum in bakhmut:

    [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bakhmut%C2%B7s%CA%B9kyy+Krayeznavchyy+Muzey/@48.5960734,38.0003191,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMAol-MhZ_US-YKyw1UjREcphe8TmcJzMILmfkJ!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMAol-MhZ_US-YKyw1UjREcphe8TmcJzMILmfkJ%3Dw203-h114-k-no!7i4000!8i2250!4m7!3m6!1s0x40dfe619a3f79485:0xf82d901f675db341!8m2!3d48.5960231!4d38.0000552!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F1q629xg_z?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bakhmut%C2%B7s%CA%B9kyy+Krayeznavchyy+Muzey/@48.5960734,38.0003191,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMAol-MhZ_US-YKyw1UjREcphe8TmcJzMILmfkJ!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMAol-MhZ_US-YKyw1UjREcphe8TmcJzMILmfkJ%3Dw203-h114-k-no!7i4000!8i2250!4m7!3m6!1s0x40dfe619a3f79485:0xf82d901f675db341!8m2!3d48.5960231!4d38.0000552!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F1q629xg_z?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)

    As a canadian, photo’s like these show me that the people of ukraine are no different people than here. Its sad to see the slices of life and history that have been taken by Russia’s imperialistic genocide.

  7. When the war is over, Russia should pay all damages they caused across Ukrainian land. Under an international lawsuit. Let’s not talk about the criminal prosecution of Russian politicians. Hope and I know someday I will see Putin in Hague, behind bars! Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦

  8. My Google maps/earth do not look like this. Fortunately it all still stands and no sign of war. I would like to see the difference though.

  9. Don’t get upset. Get angry and do then something about it. Donate $$ to Ukraine so she can continue her fight against Russia. Or find another way to help. Perhaps there are Ukrainian refugees in your town you can somehow support.

  10. This is huge. I’ve been thinking for years a open-source GIS/ Digital Twin of the planet is crucial for the average person to circumvent propaganda

  11. It maybe very painful but I would mind a google map tour of all the major war crime sites in Ukraine, mass grave sites, bombed hospital, schools, etc. With dates, casualty numbers and suspected criminal group responsible.

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