https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/16/lifesaveraid-org-and-techfugees-launch-campaign-to-send-power-banks-to-ukrainian-refugees/

During the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, millions of people have become IDPs (internally displaced people) or refugees fleeing to border countries. During this time the smartphone has taken on an enormously significant role.

Not only has the world been given a window into the terrible events in the country via smartphone footage, but with today’s smartphone being a highly sophisticated communication and location-finding device, it’s become an essential tool for IDPs and refugees to communicate via messaging apps and social media. So crucial that extension cords now snake around train stations inside and just outside Ukraine, surrounded by displaced Ukrainians planning their next steps.