Ukraine says that its defence ministry and two state-owned banks have been hit by a cyberattack.
The ministry confirmed on social media that it had "most likely" been focused and was working to revive its web site.
In the meantime, Ukrainian authorities stated that the Armed Forces web site, Privatbank, and Oschadbank had additionally been disrupted on Tuesday night.
"Privat assures that there is no such thing as a risk to depositors' funds," in accordance with a assertion by Ukraine's Centre for Strategic Communications and Data Safety.
Netblocks -- an web monitoring observatory -- confirmed that the web sites had been disrupted "in a way according to a denial of service (DDOS) assault".
It added that the preliminary assault started on Tuesday afternoon earlier than intensifying over the course of the day.
"Some service was restored by the night," Netblocks stated in a assertion.
Ukraine didn't identify any suspects behind the assault however has appeared to level the finger at Moscow, amid heightened tensions of troop buildups.
"It's potential that the aggressor used little soiled techniques as a result of its aggressive plans aren't figuring out on a big scale," the Ukrainian authority stated.
On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov denied any Russian involvement within the cyberattacks and stated it "predictable that Ukraine would proceed to accuse Russia of every thing".
It's not the primary time that Kyiv has blamed Moscow for comparable cyberattacks in latest weeks.
Final month, dozens of Ukrainian authorities web sites have been focused in a website-defacing assault that warned Ukrainian residents to “be afraid and anticipate the worst”
Ukraine blamed that assault on intelligence officers in Russia and its ally Belarus -- allegations which have been dismissed.
NATO had stated that it could work with Ukraine to enhance the nations' cyber defences. The European Union additionally stated final month that it was mobilising "all its sources" to assist Kyiv.
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