Russian state media company VGTRK was targeted in a massive cyberattack on the day of Russian President Vladimir Putin's 72nd birthday, on Monday (Oct 7). A report by news agency Reuters citing a&nbsp;Ukrainian government source said Kyiv's hackers were behind the incident.&nbsp;

The media conglomerate owns and operates the country's main national TV stations.&nbsp;

The website of VGTRK, the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, was not loading early on Monday. Additionally,&nbsp;its Rossiya-24, a rolling 24-hour news channel, was also affected and was not available online.&nbsp;

"503 Service Unavailable. No server is available to handle this request," the error read when Reuters reporters tried to access the livestream.

"Our state media holding, one of the largest, has faced an unprecedented hacker attack on its digital infrastructure," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, saying VGTRK was working to overcome the consequences.

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"Specialists are working to find out all the circumstances, to understand where the traces left behind by those who organised this hacker attack on the critical infrastructure object lead," Peskov added.&nbsp;

The attack on Russian state media on the day of Putin's birthday prompted speculations about the motives behind the assault.

According to Reuters,&nbsp;an unnamed&nbsp;government source from Ukraine claimed responsibility on behalf of Ukrainian hackers, stating that the attack was a symbolic birthday "gift" to the Russian president.

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Moreover, the attack not only affected external broadcasts but also crippled VGTRK's internal systems, including its telephone&nbsp;and internet services, with reports indicating that even backup servers were wiped, according to the Russian news outlet Gazeta.ru.&nbsp;

Following the attack, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Maria Zakharova, announced that Moscow would raise the issue in international forums, including UNESCO, which promotes freedom of speech.&nbsp;

She said that Russian media had long since become targets for what she called "the collective West" and said what had happened was part of a "hybrid war".&nbsp;

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Russian state media company VGTRK was targeted in a massive cyberattack on the day of Russian President Vladimir Putin's 72nd birthday, on Monday (Oct 7). A report by news agency Reuters citing a Ukrainian government source said Kyiv's hackers were behind the incident.

Russian state media company VGTRK was targeted in a massive cyberattack on the day of Russian President Vladimir Putin's 72nd birthday, on Monday (Oct 7). A report by news agency Reuters citing a Ukrainian government source said Kyiv's hackers were behind the incident. The media conglomerate owns and operates the country's main national TV stations. The website of VGTRK, the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, was not loading early on Monday. Additionally, its Rossiya-24, a rolling 24-hour news channel, was also affected and was not available online. "503 Service Unavailable. No server is available to handle this request," the error read when Reuters reporters tried to access the livestream. "Our state media holding, one of the largest, has faced an unprecedented hacker attack on its digital infrastructure," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, saying VGTRK was working to overcome the consequences. Also read: Russia sentences 72-year-old US man to nearly 7 years in prison for allegedly fighting as mercenary in Ukraine "Specialists are working to find out all the circumstances, to understand where the traces left behind by those who organised this hacker attack on the critical infrastructure object lead," Peskov added. The attack on Russian state media on the day of Putin's birthday prompted speculations about the motives behind the assault. According to Reuters, an unnamed government source from Ukraine claimed responsibility on behalf of Ukrainian hackers, stating that the attack was a symbolic birthday "gift" to the Russian president. Watch | Russia-Ukraine War: Ukrainian Dragon Drone Obliterates Russian Tank In Fiery Strike × Moreover, the attack not only affected external broadcasts but also crippled VGTRK's internal systems, including its telephone and internet services, with reports indicating that even backup servers were wiped, according to the Russian news outlet Gazeta.ru. Following the attack, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Maria Zakharova, announced that Moscow would raise the issue in international forums, including UNESCO, which promotes freedom of speech. She said that Russian media had long since become targets for what she called "the collective West" and said what had happened was part of a "hybrid war". Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on Ukraine-Russia war on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos (With inputs from agencies)

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Kyiv said Monday that its forces struck a large oil terminal overnight on the occupied Crimean peninsula as Moscow claimed the capture of another village in east Ukraine. Kyiv has ramped up strikes targeting Russia's energy sector in recent months, aiming to dent revenues used by Moscow to fund its invasion, now grinding through its third year. "At night, a successful strike was carried out on the enemy's offshore oil terminal in temporarily occupied Feodosia, Crimea," the Ukrainian military said in a post on social media. Russian-installed authorities in Crimea said a fire had broken out at an oil facility in the Black Sea port town of some 70,000 people and that there were no casualties. The defence ministry said that 12 Ukrainian attack drones had been downed over the peninsula overnight, of a total of 21 deployed by Kyiv against Russian targets. Also read: Iran’s Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani confirmed 'in good health' "The Feodosia terminal is the largest in Crimea in terms of transshipment of oil products, which were used, among other things, to meet the needs of the Russian occupation army," the Ukrainian military said, vowing to continue such attacks. Ukraine insists the strikes are fair retaliation for Russian attacks on its own energy infrastructure that have plunged millions into darkness. Russia's defence ministry, meanwhile, claimed the capture of a village in eastern Ukraine close to the strategically important city of Pokrovsk. The defence ministry in a briefing said it captured the village of Grodivka, a settlement in the Donetsk region near Pokrovsk, as Russian troops close in on the key logistics hub. The settlement with an estimated pre-war population of around 2,000 is the latest in a series of towns in the Donetsk region to have fallen to Russian forces, as they push towards Pokrovsk. Last week, Ukraine's army said that it had withdrawn from the mining town of Vugledar also in the Donetsk region, handing Russia one of its most significant territorial advances in weeks. In a wave of separate attacks Monday, Ukrainian authorities said three civilians had been killed in overnight Russian attacks -- two brothers aged 35 and 38 in the eastern region of Sumy and a 61-year-old woman in the southern Kherson region. Also read: One year of Gaza war: Hamas fires rocket barrage targeting Israel's Tel Aviv The governor of Kherson later said a Russian strike on the town had wounded 13 people and damaged an educational facility and various residential buildings were damaged. And in the Zaporizhzhia region, which Russia claimed to have annexed alongside three other Ukrainian regions in 2022, three people were wounded after Russian attacks on infrastructure facilities, local authorities said. Russian forces also launched several missiles and dozens of drones overnight at Ukraine, the air force in Kyiv said, with two missiles shot down over the capital and the third exploding near an airfield in the central Khmelnytsky region. Authorities in Kyiv said debris from the downed missiles had landed near a kindergarten. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Friday (Oct 4) that he had visited the Sumy region, where he met with troops engaged in an offensive in Russia's Kursk region. "Today, I began my visit to the Sumy region with a meeting with our warriors—the guys who are fighting in the Kursk region, defending our border areas and the entire state. The 82nd Brigade. I received a report from the commander and presented awards to our soldiers," Zelensky said in a post on X. "I am grateful for their service and for defending our country. I thank all the commanders, sergeants, and soldiers for the Kursk operation, which has greatly helped us in motivating those who supply us with weapons support packages," he added. A video released by Ukraine showed Zelensky giving out awards to the soldiers, alongside Oleksandr Syrsky, the army's commander-in-chief, inside an underground shelter. He reiterated his thanks to the troops fighting in Kursk, adding that their efforts had "greatly motivated those providing us with weapons support packages," said the Ukrainian president. Ukraine’s military intelligence claims responsibility for killing security chief at Russia-controlled nuclear plant Meanwhile, on Friday, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (GUR) claimed responsibility for the death of the head of security at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, describing him as a “collaborator" with Russia. The GUR shared a video on Telegram showing an SUV exploding. Also read: US airstrikes target rebel-held cities in Yemen, including capital Sanaa Later, Russia's Investigative Committee confirmed that Andrei Korotkiy was killed when his vehicle blew up near his home in Enerhodar, the town where the nuclear plant is situated. The GUR accused Korotkiy, a Ukrainian citizen, of "voluntarily collaborating" with Russian forces after they took over the plant in the early stages of the conflict in 2022. They further alleged that he had provided Russian forces with the personal information of employees at the plant, particularly those with "pro-Ukrainian views," and had organised events to support the "occupation." The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, has been under Russian control since March 2022. (With inputs from agencies) Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on Ukraine-Russia war on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

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The case concerns a state home in the western Lviv region housing 57 children with special educational needs and disabilities, five of whom reported abuse, Iryna Suslova, a representative of the Ombudsman for Children's Rights, told AFP.

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Prosecutors said Saturday they had opened a probe over suspected sexual violence against minors at the centre, punishable by up to seven years in jail.

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"We recorded children's testimonies that the director of the facility had sexually assaulted female residents, publicly humiliated them, and threatened to beat them and place them in a psychiatric hospital," Lubinets said.

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"Shockingly, over the past six months, children and others on their behalf have filed complaints with the National Police, the local children's service, and the Department of education, but have received no response," he added.

All the children who testified have been moved from the institution and are safe, Lubinets said.

Police denied lack of action, saying this year they had received no other reports of wrongdoing at the institution.

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Ukraine on Saturday announced a probe into alleged sex crimes at a state children's home after the country's rights ombudsman visited and decried a lack of official action.

Ukraine on Saturday announced a probe into alleged sex crimes at a state children's home after the country's rights ombudsman visited and decried a lack of official action. Ukraine has more than 51,000 children living in residential care, of whom 78 per cent have disabilities, according to a report this month by UNICEF. Since Moscow's invasion in 2022, thousands of children in care have been evacuated to Russia. The case concerns a state home in the western Lviv region housing 57 children with special educational needs and disabilities, five of whom reported abuse, Iryna Suslova, a representative of the Ombudsman for Children's Rights, told AFP. Also read: Russian missiles, drones target Ukrainian power grid in overnight attacks, say Ukraine’s officials Prosecutors said Saturday they had opened a probe over suspected sexual violence against minors at the centre, punishable by up to seven years in jail. Ukrainian parliamentary commissioner for human rights Dmytro Lubinets wrote on Telegram that he contacted police and prosecutors after visiting with social services officials and psychologists. "We recorded children's testimonies that the director of the facility had sexually assaulted female residents, publicly humiliated them, and threatened to beat them and place them in a psychiatric hospital," Lubinets said. Watch | Ukrainian President Zelensky Says, 'Russia Planning Attacks On Ukraine Nuclear Plants' × "Shockingly, over the past six months, children and others on their behalf have filed complaints with the National Police, the local children's service, and the Department of education, but have received no response," he added. All the children who testified have been moved from the institution and are safe, Lubinets said. Police denied lack of action, saying this year they had received no other reports of wrongdoing at the institution. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Ukraine begins probe into alleged sexual crimes at children's home

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