# Zelensky confirms Ukrainian hackers hit Russian emergency alert app in retaliation

https://mins.news/en/item/127252

- Meduza, 2026-11-03 14:13 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/03/zelensky-confirms-ukrainian-hackers-breached-russia-s-emergency-alert-app-in-retaliation-for-earlier-attack-on-ukraine-s-warning-system

> Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian hackers attacked the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry’s alert app in response to a breach of Ukraine’s “Air Alert” system. The Ukrainian app was hacked on November 1, sending false danger alerts; Russia’s app was hit early November 2, with users receiving false notifications that nuclear warheads had been launched across the country.

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