In brief
Ukraine’s nationwide air‑raid alert system issued false alerts predicting nuclear and chemical threats, and the appearance of a Russian hypersonic missile after an alleged hack, officials confirmed Sunday. A separate Kyiv‑specific app worked normally. Russia’s Emergencies Ministry admitted a massive cyberattack that caused the spread of inaccurate info. The incident follows the recent truce's end in Kherson.
On Sunday, Ukrainian officials said their nationwide air‑raid alert app sent false warnings after a suspected hack, while a separate app for Kyiv continued to work, and the Russian Emergencies Ministry confirmed a massive cyberattack earlier Monday.
The Ukrainian Air Force posted on Telegram that the app had displayed “falsified warnings, including claims of nuclear and chemical threats to areas in and around Kyiv, and a purported deployment of Russia’s hypersonic Oreshnik missile.” The message also warned of potential street combat, and the Air Force urged people to “stay calm and follow our updates on our channel.”
There is no radiation threat! Stay calm and follow our updates on our channel.
Pevod, Ukraine’s Centre for Strategic Communications, blamed Russian actors in a post on X, saying the alert system “appears to have been subjected to enemy influence.” The app is used nationwide to warn citizens of incoming air attacks, whereas a separate campaign‑specific app for the capital reportedly continued to function normally, according to Kyiv authorities.
Early Monday, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said on Telegram that its mobile app had been hit by a “massive cyberattack”, leading to the spread of “false information.”
The attack led to the spread of “false information”.
Both sides released statements following the end of a localised ceasefire between the two countries in Kherson. The truce, the longest so far, began on Tuesday and concluded Sunday.
