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Ukraine coming under ‘massive’ cyberattack, says minister

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A laptop screen displays a warning message in Ukrainian, Russian and Polish, that appeared on the official website of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry after a massive cyberattack, in this illustration taken January 14, 2022. Valentyn Ogirenko, Reuters illustration/file" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/02/24/02242022-ukraine-coming-under-massive-cyberattack-says-minister.jpg"/><figcaption>A laptop screen displays a warning message in Ukrainian, Russian and Polish, that appeared on the official website of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry after a massive cyberattack, in this illustration taken January 14, 2022. <em>Valentyn Ogirenko, Reuters illustration/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Ukraine is coming under a &quot;massive&quot; cyberattack, a senior minister said on Wednesday, with the main websites of the government and foreign ministry refusing to open.</p><p>Deputy Prime Minister Mykailo Fyodorov said the attack began in the late afternoon and affected several banks as well as official websites, without specifying its origin.</p><p>The official site of Ukraine&#x27;s cabinet of ministers and the foreign ministry refused to open when AFP tried to access it on Wednesday.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/24/22/un-chief-warns-of-global-impact-of-russian-invasion">UN chief, Ukraine FM warn of dire global impact of a Russian invasion</a></li></ul><p>But most of the main news sites in Ukraine were working, as well those of banks and the main public institutions.</p><p>Fyodorov said the functioning sites had managed to &quot;switch traffic to a different provider to minimize the damage.&quot;</p><p>The sites of several ministries and banks also went down for a few hours last week, with officials suggesting the denial-of-service (DDoS) attack was of Russian origin.</p><p>Ukraine is facing mounting fears of a Russian invasion, which have intensified after the Kremlin recognized the independence of Ukraine&#x27;s two eastern separatist region.</p><p>Russian President Vladimir Putin has also approved the deployment of troops into east Ukraine, although he said Tuesday that he has not yet decided to order the move.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/02/24/22/eu-calls-snap-summit-on-russia-ukraine-crisis">EU calls snap summit on Russia-Ukraine crisis</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1942190" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The official site of Ukraine's cabinet of ministers and the foreign ministry refused to open when Agence France-Presse tried to access it Wednesday.