# Ukraine’s air-alert app hit by false attack warnings

https://mins.news/en/video/125669

- DW News, 2026-11-02 14:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ts3d6kgwGM

> People across Ukraine received alerts about a chemical attack, radiation hazards and street fighting in Kyiv. Authorities said the warnings were false and the air-alert app had likely been hacked. Hours later, Russia reported a cyberattack on its own emergency-alert app.

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