Ukraine, Russia report hacking attacks on emergency alert apps
Emergency alert apps in both Ukraine and Russia have been hacked, officials said.
Ukraine's air force said an air raid alert app was hacked late on Sunday, with fake alerts being sent to smartphones, warning people of nuclear and chemical threats.
SPRAVDI, Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communications, blamed Russia for the hack in a post on its X account.
Unfortunately, Russians have hacked the "Air Alert" app. This is evidenced by the appearance of several unusual alerts. Additionally, there is a message in Russian about "Oreshnik." If you see strange messages in the app, disregard. https://t.co/fU7KHmKxs1
— SPRAVDI — Stratcom Centre (@StratcomCentre) November 1, 2026
Hours later, Moscow said the mobile app of the Russian Emergencies Ministry was hit by "a massive cyberattack."
"Attention! The mobile application of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia has been subjected to a massive cyberattack, enabling attackers to send false information to the public," the Emergencies Ministry posted on Telegram.
It said authorities were working to fix the issue.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine will stop refinery strikes if US sends Patriot missiles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that his country would stop hitting Russian oil refineries if Washington provided Kyiv with powerful Patriot interceptor missiles.
Speaking to US broadcaster Fox News, Zelenskyy said he had had "different and several" conversations with Trump and his team on the issue.
"We asked that we can't not respond after Russia's attack on our energy, after Russia is killing our people, attacks on our electricity, gas, refineries, on everything," he said.
"We said that if you want us not to attack Russia's refineries, they have not to attack our energy system. Another alternative, give us Patriot missiles, we will find money, not just aid," Zelenskyy added.
The Ukrainian leader said if Washington provided the missile systems for one month Kyiv would cease attacks on Russian refineries for the same period.
Asked if he was concerned that this would be seen as trying to "leverage" Trump, Zelenskyy said: "I don't have any concerns when I share the truth between partners."
Ukrainian authorities have been warning for weeks that their supplies of the Patriot interceptor missiles were dwindling.
