Google to roll out Air Raid alerts to Ukrainians

• Google says it's rolling out Air Raid Alerts to help Ukrainians who are affected by the war
• These alerts will provide notifications to citizens before an expected shelling takes place 
• It is likely going to be integrated directly into Play Services

Millions of people in Ukraine have been affected by the war and are in need of help.

Kent Walker, president of Google's Global Affairs, said in a post that the company has been working with the government of Ukraine to roll out rapid Air Raid Alerts for the best phones.

These are important because they alert the citizens before the shelling starts.

This work is supplemental to the country's existing air raid alert systems, and based on alert already being delivered by the Ukrainian government.

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The news came a couple of hours after the developers said that the feature was likely to be brought through an APK teardown. According to the article, air raid alert are being integrated directly into Play Services.

The addition of air raid alert into Play Services means that the vast majority of users should be able to receive them on their phones, even with the app.

It will save users from having to install an entirely separate app, which may prove useful to those who don't use their phones as much, or who don't know how to use tech.

Walker says in his post that apps from Russian state-funded media will be removed from the Play store. These are removed from Search results in the EU.

He said that there are still free services in Russia.

More recently, the company said it was helping users stay safe online.

Russian state media have not been allowed to earn ads on the platform of YouTube. The government of Ukraine has blocked these channels from being recommended by YouTube.