MOSCOW, December 12 Massive disruptions occurred in Ukraine mobile operators Kyivstar and Vodafone, local media reported.
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"Ukrainians are reporting problems with the work of another operator — Vodafone. The mobile application has stopped working. The site is slow,” writes the publication “Country.” in the Telegram channel.
In addition, problems arose with payment for services. When you try to make a payment, the money is debited from the card, but does not arrive in your account. As noted in the publication, the operator himself said that “they are experiencing a surge in activity due to the fall of the Kyivstar network, and the system could not stand it.”
A large-scale failure in the work of Kyivstar was reported earlier today by Espreso TV channel .tv. Subscribers complained about communication problems and lack of access to the Internet. The operator later confirmed this information.
As stated by the company's general director Alexander Komarov, Kyivstar's IT infrastructure was partially destroyed as a result of a «very powerful hacker attack.» In his opinion, the purpose of the hack was to destroy the network. The timing of restoration is still unknown.
According to Ukrainian media, due to interruptions in the work of the telecom company, the air raid warning system in the city of Sumy is not working. There is also information about a system shutdown in Boryspil.
In addition, the work of the State Savings Bank of Ukraine has been disrupted.