Hackers send fake nuclear threat alert to Ukraine emergency app
Summary
Unknown hackers sent false alerts through Ukraine’s emergency app late Sunday, warning Kyiv residents of nuclear radiation, chemical threats and street fighting. Separately, after a six-day ceasefire ended, Russian attacks resumed near Kherson; Ukrainian officials said a Russian drone struck a hospital, but no one was hurt.Key Facts
- Ukraine’s emergency app reported a high risk of nuclear radiation shortly before 11 p.m. local time on Sunday.
- The false messages appeared in Ukrainian and English, and one Russian-language message warned of an impending Oreshnik missile strike.
- Ukraine’s emergency app said unauthorised parties had interfered with its operation and temporarily suspended the affected channel.
- It was unclear who carried out the hack; a Russian Telegram channel reported that the group Hitcore claimed responsibility, but this could not be verified.
- Russia said hackers had also sent fake emergency alerts through the Moscow-based emergency ministry’s app.
- The six-day ceasefire ended at 11 p.m. on Sunday after hundreds of people were evacuated from Oleshky, near Kherson.
- Kherson’s military administration said a Russian drone hit a hospital at 7:40 a.m.; officials reported no injuries.
- Ukraine’s ombudsman said the evacuation pause could be repeated elsewhere, while Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said there were no plans for another truce.
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