The Ukraine government will continue to be able to run its digital infrastructure through the Microsoft Cloud for free in 2023, the tech giant confirmed today.
In a blog post, Microsoft president Brad Smith said that technical support will continue to be available to the embattled country and could add up to as much as $100 million for the year and bring the cost of Redmond's financial support for Ukraine to more than $400 million across all software systems.
Smith appeared with Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's vice prime minister and minister of digital transformation, during a press conference at the annual Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, to announce the continued support.
Microsoft is among a large number of tech vendors who have lent support to the country since Russia's illegal invasion started in February. Russia has made a point of attacking Ukraine's infrastructure, including its IT capabilities, and conducted a cyber warfare campaign against its smaller neighbor even before fighting broke out officially.
The help going into Ukraine from tech companies on the outside has touched myriad sectors. For example, Microsoft and its search and cloud rival Google addressed misinformation coming from Russia by blocking state media in the country, like Sputnik and RT.
Companies like Amazon, Apple, and Salesforce donated millions of dollars in humanitarian support, and SpaceX's Starlink – with the help of the US government – has kept broadband satellite services available. Internet access is a critical component of the country's military defense.
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