On Saturday morning, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its third day, among the nation’s official authorities web sites went down following a . Among the websites that aren’t accessible as of the writing of this text embrace and the nation’s Ministry of Defence. Several Twitter accounts claiming affiliation with Anonymous say the worldwide hacking collective is behind the assaults.

“Faced with this series of attacks that Ukraine has been suffering from the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, we could not help but support the Ukrainian people,” stated one account. At the beginning of the battle, the group it will launch a “cyber war against the Russian government.” However, the Kremlin has denied Anonymous is behind the assaults, in accordance with .

It’s believed Anonymous can be accountable for hacking a number of Russian state TV channels. People have exhibiting these channels taking part in Ukrainian music and displaying photos of the nation’s flag and different nationalistic symbols. 

The collective has additionally pledged to “keep the Ukrainian people online as best we can,” even because the invasion takes a heavy toll on the nation’s web infrastructure. While there hasn’t been a widespread blackout, some elements of Ukraine, significantly these areas the place combating has been probably the most intense, have seen . That’s one thing that has prevented individuals from staying in contact with their family members.