* Russia may have started a 'hybrid war' as banks and the ministry of defence, were hit by a cyber attack
* Ukraine has been under attack from Kremlin-backed hackers since Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea
* Cyber espionage and disinformation are all now routine weapons in President Putin's Russian armoury
* Several major Ukrainian banks including PrivatBank and Oschad experienced issues with transactions
* There were also other outages at the Ukrainian Ministry of defence and some of its armed services websites
* It came as Putin claimed he 'of course' doesn't want war despite massing troops on Ukraine's border
* 'Withdrawal' greeted with optimism and skepticism, amid warnings Russia could still invade at short notice
Russia has started a 'hybrid war', it was feared tonight, as several key Ukrainian websites, including banks, government departments and the ministry of defence, were hit by a massive cyber attack.
Ukraine has been under constant attack from Russian and Kremlin-backed hackers since Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea.
Cyber espionage, damage to databases and servers, disruption to power and communications and disinformation are all now routine weapons in the Russian armoury.
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Cyberattacks Hit Ukraine Government And Ministry Of Defense Websites Including Banks
Cyberattacks hit Ukrainian government sites, major banks -- AP
Ukraine defence ministry website, banks, knocked offline -- Reuters
Ukraine Defense Ministry, banks hit by cyberattack amid tensions with Russia -- The Hill
Ukrainian Ministry of Defense websites hit by cyberattack -- Politico
Cyberattack hits websites of Ukraine defense ministry and armed forces -- CNN
Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Website Among Several Hit By Cyberattack -- RFE
Sites of Ukraine Defense Ministry, State Banks Under Cyberattack -- Moscow Times/AP
U.S. Offers Support After Banks Face Cyber Hit: Ukraine Update -- Bloomberg
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Putin didn't change his goal. That's just a matter of time and/or way.
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