Impact of the first months of war on routing and latency in Ukraine
Journal: Computer Networks
Year: 2023

Given the fundamental role of the Internet in our lives, a better understanding of its operational status during war times is crucial. In this paper, we analyze the Ukrainian Internet during the first months of war after the Russian invasion occurred in February 2022. The analysis is carried out from two points of view: routing and latency. In terms of routing, there is a substantial increase in BGP announcements and withdrawals which can be due to both the physical unavailability of facilities