Ukraine, Russia report hacking attacks on emergency alert apps

Russia's forces struck a military facility in Ukraine's Odesa region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram on Monday.

The statement added that a cargo vessel, which the ministry claimed was used for military purposes, was also hit 58 kilometers (36 miles) south of the Black Sea port city of Odesa.

Separately, news agency Reuters cited an official in Odesa as saying that four people had been injured in a Russian attack.

The United States is backing a quick resumption of Russian natural gas exports to Europe via pipelines crossing Ukraine as part of talks aimed at securing an energy ceasefire before winter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing US, European and Ukrainian officials.

The proposal involves selling Russian gas via a US intermediary to circumvent European sanctions, the report said, adding that it was mooted by US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff during trips to Moscow and Kyiv in September.

DW could not immediately verify the report.

Russia's share in European gas supply has declined to about 11% now from 45% on the eve of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The European Union currently aims to completely phase out Russian gas imports by the end of 2027. And EU leaders have said they don't want to go back to relying on Russia for energy supplies.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that his country would stop hitting Russian oil refineries if Washington provided Kyiv with powerful Patriot interceptor missiles.

Speaking to US broadcaster Fox News, Zelenskyy said he had had "different and several" conversations with Trump and his team on the issue.

"We asked that we can't not respond after Russia's attack on our energy, after Russia is killing our people, attacks on our electricity, gas, refineries, on everything," he said.

"We said that if you want us not to attack Russia's refineries, they have not to attack our energy system. Another alternative, give us Patriot missiles, we will find money, not just aid," Zelenskyy added.

The Ukrainian leader said if Washington provided the missile systems for one month Kyiv would cease attacks on Russian refineries for the same period.

Asked if he was concerned that this would be seen as trying to "leverage" Trump, Zelenskyy said: "I don't have any concerns when I share the truth between partners."

Ukrainian authorities have been warning for weeks that their supplies of the Patriot interceptor missiles were dwindling.

Emergency alert apps in both Ukraine and Russia have been hacked, officials said.

Ukraine's air force said an air raid alert app was hacked late on Sunday, with fake alerts being sent to smartphones, warning people of nuclear and chemical threats.

SPRAVDI, Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communications, blamed Russia for the hack in a post on its X account.

Hours later, Moscow said the mobile app of the Russian Emergencies Ministry was hit by "a massive cyberattack."

"Attention! The mobile application of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia has been subjected to a massive cyberattack, enabling attackers to send false information to the public," the Emergencies Ministry posted on Telegram.

It said authorities were working to fix the issue.