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World Service,02 Nov 2026,49 mins

Russia and Ukraine report alert apps cyber-attacks

Newsday

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Ukraine blamed the attack on Russia. But Moscow swiftly claimed that an app belonging to its Emergencies Ministry had also suffered what it called a massive cyber attack. It warned that Russians had begun receiving emails containing fake information. President Trump has held his final campaign rallies ahead of Tuesday's mid-term elections, with polls suggesting the Democrats could overturn Republican majorities in Congress. The Italian, Kimi Antonelli, has become Formula One's youngest ever world champion at the Mexico Grand Prix. (Photo: A rescuer takes a break and speaks on a mobile phone near a wall with shrapnel holes at the site of a shopping centre hit by a Russian missile attack; Credit: Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

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