According to Ukraine, Google has massively unfiltered Russia’s military outposts, making them available to anyone.
Some see the decision as Google intervening in the Ukrainian conflict, but Google says that the documents have always been freely available to the public and that there has been no change in policy.
Google Maps now displays all of Russia’s military and vital installations at a maximum resolution of around 0.5 metres per pixel.
Among the sites visible are Russia’s sole decrepit aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, a nuclear weapons storage base in Murmansk, Russia’s advanced Su-57 fighter jet and air bases in strategic regions in Kurss and Kamchatka.
The sole Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov in port, where it needs to undergo constant maintenance
