Moscow accuses Washington of launching cyber attacks by Ukrainians

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The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the United States is launching cyber attacks against Russia at the hands of the Ukrainian cyber army, RT Arabia reported on Tuesday.

The channel quoted the Deputy Director of the International Information Security Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Vladimir Shin, as saying during the session of the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, that “the commander of the American Cyber ​​Command, Paul Nakasone, publicly admitted to launching cyber attacks against Russia, and above all in the hands of the electronic army. Ukrainian founded by the Americans.

He pointed out that since the beginning of this year, the number of attacks on Russian websites has increased by more than 4 times, compared to the same period last year, and most of the attacks originate from the territory of the United States and the countries of the European Union.

He continued, "The dimensions of cyber aggression confirm that it is taking place in a coordinated manner by the authorities of Western countries," adding that Western countries "make baseless accusations against countries they do not like, to distract the international community's attention from their own actions."

"The aim of this is to provide cover for the unprecedented cyber aggression that has been waged against Russia and other countries," he said.

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