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2022-10-11 10:16:01 Some of the largest U.S. airports have been targeted for cyberattacks by hackers from the Russian Federation, ABC News reports, citing a senior U.S. official

Airport systems cannot manage air traffic, internal communications and airline coordination do not work.

More than a dozen sites were affected by the hacker attack, said John Hultquist, Vice President of Intelligence Analysis at Mandiant.

According to him, this type of attack actually overloads the sites by "clogging them" with artificial users.

According to Hultquist, the pro-Russian hacker group Killnet is behind the attack. Open / Comment

2022-10-10 17:47:01 Russian President Vladimir Putin will become a legitimate target if Russia uses nuclear weapons in the situation around Ukraine, former White House national security adviser John Bolton said in an interview with CBS News

“I think we should publicly make it clear not only to Putin but also to the leadership of Russia, the Russians: if Putin allows the use of nuclear weapons, he will sign his suicide note,” Bolton said. Open / Comment

2022-10-10 17:32:01 The US Embassy in Kyiv continues its work

This was stated by the speaker of the diplomatic mission, Luke Meinzen.

“The embassy is open and we continue to work. We are here to support Ukraine,” he said.

The publication also writes, citing its sources, that embassies of other countries remain in the capital of Ukraine. Open / Comment

2022-10-10 17:17:01 The moment the Ukrainian military shot down one of the Russian missiles with the Igla man-portable air-defense system Open / Comment

2022-10-10 17:06:01 As of 4 p.m., 11 deaths and 87 casualties due to Russia's rocket attacks are known

About 70 facilities were damaged, including 29 critical infrastructure facilities, four multi-story and 35 private residential buildings, as well as a school. Open / Comment

2022-10-10 16:52:01 Klitschko reported five dead in a strike on Kyiv

According to the mayor, 51 people were injured, 42 of them were hospitalized in city hospitals. Open / Comment

2022-10-10 16:39:01 Putin cannot do the only thing his hardliners demand – to win the war, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) say

A reshuffling of senior military leadership will not solve the systemic problems that have hampered Russian operations, logistics, defense industry, and mobilization since the invasion began.

Scapegoats can only temporarily divert criticism from Putin, and the emergence of outright condemnation of Putin's leadership among the most dedicated hardliners is likely a harbinger of coming discontent. Open / Comment

2022-10-10 16:28:01 "A regime that brings terror and death," — Roberta Metsola, the president of the European Parliament, reacted to Russia's attacks on Ukrainian cities. Open / Comment

2022-10-10 16:17:01 The Bundeswehr announced the delivery of the first batch of Iris-T air defense system to Ukraine Open / Comment

2022-10-10 16:03:00 NATO defense ministers to meet soon in Brussels – The Washington Post

Defense officials from around the world will gather in Brussels for an emergency meeting in the Rammstein format amid a string of missile strikes on Ukraine.

WP notes that the meeting will take place this week, but the exact date is unknown.

The contact group on the defense of Ukraine will be headed by a representative of the United States.

In addition, WP reports on the forthcoming meeting of NATO defense ministers. Open / Comment