UK Government assess Russian involvement in cyber attacks on Ukraine

The Government today attributed the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against the Ukrainian banking sector on 15th and 16th February 2022 to have involved the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU).

The decision to publicly attribute this incident underlines the fact that the UK and its allies will not tolerate malicious cyber activity.

An FCDO spokesperson said:

The UK Government judges that the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) were involved in this week’s distributed denial of service attacks against the financial sector in Ukraine.

The attack showed a continued disregard for Ukrainian sovereignty. This activity is yet another example of Russia’s aggressive acts against Ukraine.

This disruptive behaviour is unacceptable – Russia must stop this activity and respect Ukrainian sovereignty. We are steadfast in our support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.