For weeks, a lone mobile base station allowed thousands in the besieged Ukrainian city to stay connected—until Russian troops arrived.
From the beach in the village of Bilosarais'ka Kosa, Liddell and her father could see and hear Russian warships attacking her home. When a small group of villagers decided to take a generator to a mobile tower and brute-force it back online in early March, Liddell says, she was able to get back online for around two hours. She immediately grasped at the chance to call her sister in Prague and work colleagues.
Those who left Mariupol later than Liddell were subjected to one of the war’s most brutal scenes. By the time Osychenko escaped on March 15, the city was destroyed. Driving out of the city, with his 12-year-old son in the car, he was “shocked” by the devastation. During the journey, he told his son not to look. “I told to my child, he must look at the sun,” Osychenko says. “All around our car and other cars on the streets were lying dead bodies. Dead bodies of children. Dead bodies of women.
Since then, Lutchenko says, the Kyivstar office has been shelled multiple times, with the base station’s connection finally going off for good. The building, as seen in verified social media footage, has holes in its side, apparently caused by Russian shells. All of its lower windows are blown out. Inside, according to photos Kyivstar shared with WIRED, is a scene of devastation. Plasterboard and debris lay strewn throughout the building. Ceiling tiles and air-conditioning units have collapsed.
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The Last Cell Tower in MariupolInformation 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
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