Ukrainians Received a Message Saying They Were Under Nuclear Threat. It Was a Cyberattack.

Ukrainian residents got messages claiming that several areas of the country were subjected to nuclear threats following a cyberattack.

The country's Air Force said on Sunday that its Air Alert app had been compromised and was sending false warnings to Kyiv and other regions. Residents also received messages saying they could be under chemical threats.

"There is no radiation threat! Stay calm, follow our messages on our channel," the Air Force said in a Telegram message following the cyberattacks. Kyiv did not disclose who was behind the alleged attack.

Russia, on its end, said it faced a similar situation. The country's Ministry for Emergency Situations went through "a massive cyberattack, allowing attackers to send fake information to the public."

The country's continue exchanging attacks in the meantime. Last week, much of a Ukrainian city was plunged into darkness as Russia once again struck civilian infrastructure.

The blackout affected the city of Dnipro, CNBC reported last week. More than 350,000 people were left without power following the Russian strike.

The Friday blackout came a day after Russian strikes killed at least 14 people at the Dnipro train station.

"Russia makes the same choice – to kill. And only through joint pressure, joint action, and unity with our neighbors, all of Europe, and the entire world can we stop Russia and prevent this evil from spreading further," Zelenskyy said in response to the strikes.

Meanwhile, Ukraine continued to try to take the war to Russia, launching strikes of its own. An oil refinery in Novokuibyshevsk was set ablaze after being hit by a Ukrainian drone. The refinery produced jet fuel for Russia's air force.

Prospects of negotiations also seem to have some momentum. Zelenskyy suggested that Ankara could serve as an intermediary in upcoming negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war after holding talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday.

"We are now preparing for a trilateral format – Ukraine, the United States, and Russia – in the first half of November. President Erdoğan and I discussed the prospects for this format and other possibilities, including ways to involve Türkiye, Europe, and all our partners, as well as the possibility of holding meetings here in Türkiye," Zelenskyy said during a joint press conference with Erdoğan.

Indeed, this would not be the first time Turkey has hosted talks to end the conflict. As early as March 2022, one month after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Turkey played host to Ukraine's then-Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

In addition, in July of that same year Turkey helped negotiate the Black Sea Grain Initiative, an agreement which allowed Ukraine to export grain - Ukraine is one of the largest grain exporters in the world - and fertilizer to the rest of the world through a safe maritime corridor from its ports.

Turkey also mediated bilateral talks in May 2025 which led to a large-scale prisoner exchange between Moscow and Kyiv.