A fake alert about a "Nutcracker" strike has gone viral online, prompting a response from TV channels (photo included).
On December 30, a text warning about a strike from a medium-range ballistic missile named "Oreshnik" was broadcast on Ukrainian television. This was reported on social media.
"In a few hours, the Russian Federation plans to strike Ukraine with the 'Oreshnik' — they hacked the television," stated one of the Telegram channels.
The photo shows that a telethon is being aired on the television. However, the screen is obscured in red, and against this backdrop is a warning about a strike "on the cities of Ukraine," urging people to take shelter in case of an air raid alert.
1 Social media conveyed that Russian sources claimed to have hacked several Ukrainian TV channels.
2 What Television Professionals Are Saying
In "TSN," they noted that messages about a hacker attack from Russia and the broadcast of a warning about the threat of an "Oreshnik" strike are circulating online. However, the television representatives deny these claims.
"We would like to draw your attention to the fact that information regarding the hacking of the broadcast is not confirmed — the TV channels are operating normally," the journalists stated.
3 4 5 It is worth noting that on the evening of December 30, an air raid alert was declared in the Kursk region of Russia. Drones and missiles attacked the Russian region, with reports indicating that a gathering place of enemy fighters was targeted.
On December 30, the Bucha city council reported that the National Police identified the perpetrator of the shooting of a local resident, who was returning home on a bicycle. The body of the woman was found with 15 bullet wounds, lying on the road until the Russian armed forces were pushed back from the settlement.