Starting from the morning of July 23, a massive cyber attack by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate began targeting the banking system of the aggressor state. Many leading financial institutions are not functioning, and there are also disruptions in the services of major mobile operators and internet providers in Russia.
This was reported to Ukrinform by a source in Ukrainian intelligence.
"As a result of the attack, the operation of payment systems, mobile banking apps, personal accounts, and public transportation payment systems has either stopped or become significantly complicated. There are also disruptions in the work of major mobile operators and internet providers in Russia," the Main Intelligence Directorate stated.
According to military intelligence, users across Russia are complaining that they cannot access digital services from several major Russian banks.
"In particular, online services are either not working or have significantly degraded at Alfa-Bank, Sberbank, Raiffeisen Bank, VTB Bank, Rosselkhozbank, Gazprombank, T-Bank, and iBank online banking. Additionally, the operation of the terrorists' national payment systems—the ‘SBP’ rapid payment system and the ‘NSPK’ national payment card system—is either blocked or severely disrupted," the source informed.
The HUR noted that Russian users are also massively complaining on social media about being unable to use mobile communication or mobile internet from Beeline, MegaFon, Tele2, and Rostelecom.
"Russia has already acknowledged that the widespread disruption of online services is the result of an attack by ‘politically motivated hackers’," the agency's interlocutor said.
Ukrainian intelligence emphasizes that the attack is still ongoing and far from over.
"In reality, the Russians are achieving the 'special military operation' goals, which, as is known, are 'on plan'. Russia and Putin's serfs are returning to 'origins' and 'values': 'NATO' internet is having less impact on the lives of Russians, and online services are disappearing like 'hostile liberal values'. This is a good moment to fully realize the Kremlin's long-desired 'import substitution' in the form of wooden abacuses, paper savings books, and cave paintings of accounting," the Main Intelligence Directorate stated.
In military intelligence, efforts are being made to accelerate this process "and return Muscovites to the times when no bitcoin, stock market share, or even dollar had any impact on their lives."
"After all, they will simply not have access to it," the interlocutor added.
