Fakes about street fighting appeared in the “Air Alert” app

Users of the official Ukrainian Air Alert app began receiving false warnings about street fighting and radiation and chemical hazards on the evening of November 1. The Ukrainian Air Force and the Center for Strategic Communications responded to the alerts.

The military issued the following statement:

“The Air Alert app has likely been affected by hostile interference. There is no radiation threat. Stay calm and follow our updates on our channel!” the Ukrainian Air Force said.

The Center’s statement, meanwhile, specifically said the app had been hacked by Russia:

“The Russians have hacked the Air Alert app. If you see strange messages in the app, don’t panic. Rely on official channels for air-raid alerts,” the Center for Strategic Communications said.

We previously reported:

• Where missiles and drones are headed: an online map appears in the “Air Alert” app
• A separate app for air-raid alerts, drones and missiles to be created based on Diia
• Are we ready for a cyber apocalypse? Russia is pressing ahead toward a global cyberwar
• In case of radiation, bad weather, evacuation… The State Emergency Service’s public alert system to launch in December
• Mykolaiv residents can now receive air-raid alerts on their smartphones