Given the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, we wanted to get an update on the Internet connectivity situation in both Ukraine and Russia.

In this bonus episode of DCD Zero Downtime, we spoke to Doug Madory, the director of Internet analysis at Kentik, about what he can see happening in the network.

We discuss telco disruptions, misinformation, false BGP hijacks, Cogent and Lumen's disconnection claims, whether Russia could drop off from the Internet, and more.

As a side note, I have seen some in the industry unintentionally share links to scams and fake charities, in an effort to try to help the humanitarian crisis.

We can recommend the following groups - please give what you can:

• Global Giving
• International Medical Corps
• Save the Children
• Project C.U.R.E.
• MAP International
• World Vision
• UNICEF
• Water Mission
• The Humane Society International