Large-scale failure of air raid warning system in Kyiv region due to attack on Kyivstar
Kyiv • UNN
The failure of Kyivstar disrupted the operation of the warning system in various settlements of Kyiv region, leading to point outages. Measures are being taken to provide the public with Air Alert signals, and the police and emergency services are using loudspeakers as a backup.
Due to a malfunction of Kyivstar, the alert system is not working in a number of settlements of Kyiv region. This was reported by This was reported by the head of the Kyiv regional telephone company Ruslan Kravchenko, UNN reports.
Details
According to Kravchenko, the warning system does not work in Bucha, Irpin, Vyshneve, Berezan, Skvyra, Rzhyshchiv, Tarashcha, Volodarka, and the Mountain Territorial Community in Boryspil district.
There were also point outages of the warning system in of the warning system in the city of Boryspil and in 75 other settlements.
We are taking measures to ensure that residents of the region receive timely information about the Air Alert signal. In all these settlements, the signal is duplicated by another warning system
He also also noted that in those settlements where there are problems with the system, patrol police and SES crews will work. They will use loudspeakers to announce air danger.
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To recap
Due to a technical failure in Kyivstar, the network subscribers lost access to mobile communications and the Internet. "Kyivstar explained the large-scale failure by a powerful hacker attack. The SBU opened a criminal investigation into the cyberattack on Kyivstar, suspecting russia of involvement.
