BSeveral Russian radio stations affected by “hacking” broadcast a false speech on Monday by President Vladimir Putin describing a Ukrainian “invasion” and declaring martial law in Ukraine’s border areas, Russian officials said.
It was broadcast on Monday on several radio stations in these border regions of Ukraine. For local authorities. The voice and tone was similar to that of the Russian president.
The same message, attributed to Vladimir Putin and picked up on some social networks, announced the establishment of martial law in these regions, the upcoming signing of a presidential decree on general mobilization in Russia and called for the evacuation of the local population.
The hack comes amid two weeks of increased incursions and bombings in the Belgorod region, where pro-Ukrainian militias have been attacking Russian forces.
“This is actually a hack. We know,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies, assuring that the frequency restriction had been restored by the radio stations concerned. Fake“, officials of the Belgorod region confirmed for their part.
“The purpose of this message is to sow panic among peaceful people,” a crisis unit set up by authorities told Telegram to “remain calm” and trust only “reliable” sources of information.
In the Voronezh region, on the border with Ukraine, some radios were also hacked, with authorities assuring residents that there was “no reason to worry”. “The situation in the region is under the control of authorities and law enforcement,” they said in a telegram.
According to MIR, one of the affected radios lost control of its frequencies for about 40 minutes in the afternoon and called it “Fake gross and provocative” all aired during this period.
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