We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development Ukraine suspects nationwide air raid alert app has been hacked Ukraine's air force said on Sunday that its nationwide air raid alert application had probably been hacked, warning that threat notifications no longer reflected the situation on the ground. The suspected interference came just minutes after the end of a local ceasefire with Russia in the eastern Kherson region. Residents of Kherson in southern Ukraine walk through the city, which has been ravaged by Russian strikes, taking advantage of a limited ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow on October 31, 2026. © Roman Pilipey, Ukraine's air force said Sunday it suspected the country's air raid alert system had been hacked.
"The Air Alarm application has probably been subjected to hostile interference," the force said in a message. "There is no radiation threat! Stay calm and follow our updates on our channel." Contacted by to establish if the application had been hacked, air force spokesperson Yuriy Ignat said: "Yes, it has been." The announcement came minutes after the end of the truce between Moscow and Kyiv in the eastern region of Kherson.
The localised ceasefire, which started on Tuesday, was the longest of the war. Read moreCeasefire in Ukraine's Kherson region ends after Russia refuses extension "Currently, the information broadcast (on this application) about threat levels does not correspond to reality," the Ukrainian Centre for Countering Disinformation warned in a statement. The app is used across Ukraine to warn people in real time of the threat of air strikes from Russia.
People often have only minutes to find shelter in the case of, for example, a ballistic missile attack. SPRAVDI, Ukraine's Centre for Strategic Communications, blamed Russia for the hack in a post on its X account. A separate app, which deals specifically with the Ukrainian capital, is still working normally, the Kyiv city authorities said. 1. 1 ## Interior minister says protests across France went well despite clashes with police As it happened France 2. 2 ## 'Deeply regressive': How the French government plans to make protesters pay for riots and looting Explainer France 3. 3 ## French minister warns of 'very high' violence risk as country braces for Halloween protests France 4. 4 ## 'Atmosphere of fear': Trump moves to curtail voting rights ahead of the midterms Americas 5. 5 ## Netanyahu bloc leads but lacks majority, Israel's official results show Middle East Includes a video 5 min 6. 6 ## 'Deeply hurt': Convicted murderer Christa Pike speaks out after botched execution Americas © 2026 Copyright France 24 - All rights reserved.
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