Quote: "We asked them to fix it fast, but they were out for a weekend. It did not concern them. All the while Russians were already actively spreading these images," Kovalenko said.
After that, according to Kovalenko, Google representatives said they were already working to correct the situation with pictures of the deployment of military facilities in Ukraine.
Source: Andrii Kovalenko, Head of the Centre for Countering Disinformation at Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, on Telegram
Locations of Ukrainian weapons systems revealed on Google Maps, official says
Photo for illustrative purposes. Ukrainian servicemen drive their infantry fighting vehicle on a road in the Donetsk Oblast on Oct. 5, 2024. (Roman Pilipey/AFP)Locations of Ukrainian weapons systems were shown in recently updated images on Google's free online map, Google Maps, Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the counter-disinformation department at Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, reported on Nov. 3.
- After "a public reaction," Google representatives contacted the Ukrainian side, and the company is already working on fixing the issue, Kovalenko said in a later update on social media.
"In the future, we will also talk about how to solve any (similar) problems quickly," Kovalenko added in the later post.
He also said that "the Russians are already actively sharing these pictures" without revealing any further details about the images' content.
Google Maps reveals locations of Ukrainian military systems
Google released updated satellite images showing Ukrainian military locations, but after public outcry, it said it it working to resolve the issue
The head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation, Andrii Kovalenko, announced that the company has promised to fix this issue.
“Imagine this: Google posts updated images showing where our military systems are located,” he wrote on Telegram.
Ukraine contacted Google's office to address the problem, especially since Russian groups had started sharing these images. Following public outcry, Google reached out to Ukraine and said they are working to resolve the situation with the images.
Kovalenko added that they will also discuss how to handle such issues more quickly in the future.
- Google blocked the emails and virtual storages of African Stream after U.S. Secretary Antony Blinken accused it of ties to Russia and RT.
Google Maps ‘reveals location’ of secret Ukrainian military positions
Kyiv says Moscow had already started ‘actively distributing’ the images for the benefit of Russian forces
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