Hackers breached Ukraine's official air raid alert app, triggering widespread panic with false emergency notifications of imminent nuclear and chemical hazards and fighting in the streets.
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Ukrainian Air Force officials confirmed that hackers had compromised the early warning system and urged the public to disregard the fake alerts.
Ukrainian officials said they retaliated with a cyber-attack on Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry app hours later.
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