When the Kremlin's commanders began blasting Ukrainian cities and cultural centers, cathedrals and children with exploding missiles, the Western satellite colossus Intelsat teamed up with Help.NGO to rush life-saving internet terminals into the besieged democracy (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images When Kremlin troops and tanks began crashing across Ukraine’s borders in 2022, Marlatt said, Help.NGO was the only “UN Standby Partner” with an outpost in the region, in nearby Gdansk, Poland, and raced to “set up a hub for NGOs, UN agencies, and the private sector to collaborate, coordinate, and deploy assistance.” Help.NGO also expedited the passage of UN leaders into Ukraine with hyper-tech Convoys-on-the-Move, next-generation caravans of cars outfitted with satellite terminals, and a mesh Wi-Fi network linking all the vehicles, to guarantee constant, life-shielding communications during the hazardous treks to the Ukrainian capital.
Author: Kevin Holden Platt, Contributor, Kevin Holden Platt, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinholdenplatt/
Published at: 2025-08-20 22:37:09
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