American company Maxar Technologies restores Ukrainian users accounts in Global Enhanced Geoint Delivery (Fiddling), which provides access to commercial satellite images, Collected by order of the US Government.
Reasons for restriction of access:
- 5 March 2025 The year became known, that the US has suspended the exchange of intelligence with Ukraine.
- This decision was influenced as government agencies, so on private users Gegd.
- The reason is the prohibition of President Donald Trump by the US State Department to provide satellite data to Ukraine.
- Disable Gegd deprived Ukrainian side access to the pictures, that was used for targeting the strategic objects of Russia and near the front line.
Recovery of access:
- 11 March 2025 the year as a result.
- GEGD users then started receiving access recovery reports.
- Official comments from Maxar Technologies at the time 8:00 It was not yet, But actual access has already begun to recover.
Source: https://mil.in.ua/uk/news/maxar-vidnovlyuye-akaunty-ukrayinskyh-korystuvachiv-gegd/