Social Media Becomes Lifeline for Civilians Under Fire in Ukraine

http://socialnetworkingnews.org/social-media-becomes-lifeline-for-civilians-under-fire-in-ukraine/

As a resurgence in fighting swept eastern Ukraine, 18-year-old Tanya Sukharevskaya signed on to Vkontakte, the Russian variant of Facebook .

It had been six days since she heard from her mother, who had moved 60 miles away from their hometown to the city of Debaltseve for work three months ago. Artillery fire had been killing civilians there again. She tried to call but couldn’t get through. Panic grew.

Source: www.wsj.com

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