Information War / Ukraine's digital army opens front against Russia, team formed with IT professionals from all over the world

Ukraine's digital army has also taken a stand against Russia in Europe's first war in the Internet age. A group of hundreds of volunteer hackers have been giving a befitting reply to Russia's information 'war' for a week. According to technology experts, these hackers are more effective attacking force than paramilitary. IT professionals from many countries have joined this digital army. Not only this, these groups are also trying to engage the Russians by sharing anti-war messages, photos and information of deaths and destruction.

Professionals from around the world associated with DDoS

37-year-old Ukrainian Roman Zakharov, who is associated with this campaign, says, we are a self-organized army. The group has created software that allows anyone from anywhere in the world to take part in a 'distributed denial-of-service attack' (DDoS) not only on Russian websites from their mobile or computer, but also on everything from providing the location of the Russian military. May share instructions for gathering petrol bombs and first aid supplies. Zakharov's digital army, named 'Stand for Ukraine', includes software engineers, marketing managers and graphic designers and online advertising buyers.

Digital army in personal contact with Russians

Not only Ukraine, Russians also don't like Putin, says Zakharov. That's why we're also adding Russians. Volunteer hackers are contacting Russians through phone calls, emails and messages. Videos and photos of dead Russian soldiers are being sent to these Russian citizens. Russian mothers can identify their sons among soldiers captured in Ukraine on a website created by the group.

Russian Railways made a special target

Russian websites have gone offline several times in the past due to DDoS attacks. However, they were recovered. Domestic hackers are targeting Russian military installations and financial services, along with Kremlin-controlled media and railways, top Ukrainian cyber security official Viktor Zora said on Friday. According to Zakharov himself, his attacks have disrupted telecommunications and rail services in western Russia. However, this claim could not be confirmed. At the same time, some Belarusian hackers also played with Ukrainian hackers last week to disrupt the railway network of Belarus itself, due to which online ticket sales were stopped.

Experts warn, taking help can lead to dangerous consequences

Some cyber experts have warned against Ukraine seeking help from hackers. He says that it can also have dangerous consequences. Meanwhile, Dmitry Rogozin, director general of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, dismissed the claims of Ukraine's cyber attacks as fake. But in a conversation with a news agency, Rogozin said that if such cyber attacks are true, then they will be considered like waging war.