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The “ePPO” application helps to close the Ukrainian sky by 80%

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Iryna Perepechko
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Users of the "ePPO" mobile application help close Ukrainian airspace by 80%.

This was reported by the Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization Kateryna Chernohorenko.

According to her, civilians who have discovered low-flying enemy targets can promptly report them to the Air Force. After all, some air targets can be detected only by hearing or seeing them, since they are often hidden from radars "in difficult landscape conditions".

Chernohorenko said that after users report an air target in the application, it appears on the air defense maps of all officers in 2-7 seconds.

In addition, the system uses artificial intelligence to accurately predict the trajectory of the targets, and mobile air defense fire groups eliminate the threat.

The application also has a notification "Flying Nearby" — so users can find out that air targets are moving in their direction.

So far, the application has been downloaded by more than 600 000 people, of which 200 000 are active users.

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