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Russian government websites — including ones for the Kremlin and the legislature — went dark after cyberattacks target Ukraine

Feb 25, 2022, 02:32 IST
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A night view of Kyiv as the Kyiv mayor declared a curfew from 10pm to 7am on February 24, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images

Multiple Russian government websites reportedly went down on Thursday after the country launched an attack on Ukraine.

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NetBlocks, which tracks disruptions and shutdowns, confirmed on Twitter that multiple sites went offline shortly after 8:45 p.m. local time in Moscow.

The Kremlin's website and that of the Russian Federal Assembly's lower house — or State Duma — were both down for at least 15 minutes. As of 9 p.m. local time, the State Duma website was since restored.

Shortly after 9:10 p.m. local time, the Kremlin's website was also back online.

This comes after one day after a suspected cyberattack shut down a handful of Ukraine's government websites.

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Among those impacted were the sites of Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cabinet of Ministers, and Parliament.

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