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🔧 Sabotage

Ukrainian Military Intelligence (HUR) conducted a large-scale cyberattack on communication networks in Russia's Tatarstan, targeting the special economic zone of Alabuga where over 30 defense industry enterprises are located.

Alabuga, Tatarstan
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent

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Ukrainian Military Intelligence (organization) Alabuga (location) Ukraine's Military Intelligence (organization) MTS (organization) Tattelecom (organization) Ufanet (organization) Alabuga special economic zone (location) Tatarstan (location)

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

HUR hackers left Russia's Tatarstan without communication and internet

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

The attack reportedly targeted internet providers and mobile operators in the Russian republic.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

The attack was a denial of service (DDoS) attack, which effectively blocked internet access in Tatarstan's capital of Kazan.

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T17:01:50.490Z

Source story: 32029