The Ukrainian TV channel Ukraine 24 became a target of hackers, according to local media, which was confirmed by the Ukrainian president through his video.
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky He said that what was shown on the channel was by hackers and denied that he asked the Ukrainians to surrender.
The broadcast of the TV channel Ukraine-24 was hacked, and a fake appeal by Zelenskyy to lay down arms to the military appeared on the running line below pic.twitter.com/TdhLKOP81R
– NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 16, 2022
In the alleged written statement that was broadcast, Zelensky allegedly said that he was “capitulating” and that he would surrender. He also called on Ukrainians to “surrender their weapons”, according to a report in the Daily Mirror. It was not clear when exactly the message was transmitted.
Zelensky posted his own video in which he denies what was broadcast on the channel.
He even refers to hacking as a “childish challenge”, according to his translation Newsweek.
The President of #Ukraine immediately denied this fake. pic.twitter.com/Uhrwu2ZVzK
– NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 16, 2022
He also insisted that only the Russians could be asked to lay down their arms.
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