Russia has carried out a massive cyberattack on Ukraine's state registers, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanyshyna said late yesterday, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
"Today, the largest external cyberattack in recent times was carried out against Ukraine's state registers", Stefanyshyna wrote on Facebook. "As a result of this targeted attack, the work of the unified and state registers, which are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, was temporarily suspended."
Stefanyshyna said it was clear that the attack was "carried out by the Russians to disrupt the work of the country's critical infrastructure" and work is underway to restore the systems.
Meanwhile, Sarah Wagenknecht, leader of the new German Alliance "Sarah Wagenknecht" (ASV), has distanced herself from Russian President Vladimir Putin, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
"I condemn this war", Wagenknecht told German public broadcaster ZDF. "I think politicians who start wars - and that includes Vladimir Putin - are criminals."
Wagenknecht is known for her opposition to German military support for Ukraine and has expressed pro-Russian sentiments in the past.
However, speaking to the Zet DF, she defended her decision to leave the lower house of the German parliament, the Bundestag, along with her party ahead of a speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in June.
She said there was no opportunity for debate at the time and that Zelensky should have received only "robust ovations", despite recently ordering an attack on Russian nuclear forces using drones. This was "very careless", Wagenknecht said.
The ANC, which was founded last year on a platform combining left-wing economic policies with hard-right positions on issues such as migration, has the support of around 8% according to opinion polls.