Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala's X account was hacked on April 8, resulting in the publication of false posts together with a declare that Russian troops had attacked Czech forces close to Russia's Kaliningrad exclave.
"The put up concerning the assault on Czech troopers is just not true," authorities spokesperson Lucie Michut Jesatkova instructed Reuters.
Kaliningrad, a closely militarized Russian territory wedged between NATO members Poland and Lithuania, doesn’t share a border with Czechia, which lies additional southwest in Central Europe.
The false put up appeared designed to stoke panic or provoke confusion amid heightened tensions between NATO and Russia.
Czechia has been considered one of Ukraine's strongest backers because the begin of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
Prague has equipped navy help, together with tanks and artillery, accepted a whole bunch of 1000’s of Ukrainian refugees, and persistently supported EU and NATO sanctions in opposition to Moscow.
The cyberattack comes as Western intelligence businesses warn of Russia's efforts to sow disinformation, destabilize European democracies, and put together for potential navy escalation inside the subsequent 5 years.
The Kyiv IndependentFrancis Farrell