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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Andrew Roth in Moscow

‘Cyberpartisans’ hack Belarusian railway to disrupt Russian buildup

A train carrying Russian military hardware at a railway station in Belarus.
A train carrying Russian military hardware at a railway station in Belarus. Photograph: Russian Defence Ministry/Tass

Cyber-activists opposed to the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, say they have penetrated the state-run railway’s computer system and threatened to paralyse trains moving Russian troops and artillery to the country for a potential attack on Ukraine.

Their goals include freeing political prisoners, removing Russian soldiers from Belarus and preventing Belarusians from “dying for this meaningless war”, a person involved in the attack told the Guardian.

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