Google Maps usage soars in Ukraine after Russia's invasion

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Google Maps has become one of the most used applications in Ukraine in recent days. Providing useful information for both refugees and soldiers, the Google mapping application is currently used in Ukraine up to three times more than before the Russian invasion.

Traffic data from Google Maps is extremely reliable in identifying possible traffic jams. And this type of information is extremely valuable in Ukraine right now for tracking the movement of list of us cell phone numbers Russian troops. In fact, Google Maps reported that Russia had crossed Ukraine's borders long before official reports emerged.

According to research by Jeffrey Lewis of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Google Maps had already detected an unusual concentration of Kremlin troops and weapons on the border even before Russia's invasion of Ukraine was formalized on Wednesday .


Then, during the night hours of Wednesday into Thursday, an unusual night traffic jam was detected in the border town of Belgorod, confirming that the Russian invasion of Ukraine had begun. This traffic jam probably took root in a road closure that ended up affecting Google Maps users.

Traffic jams became more and more prevalent throughout Ukraine on Thursday , Lewis said. The traffic jams were most likely the result of citizens trying to flee large cities under threat of Russian siege.