Russia on Wednesday firmly rejected accusations by Ukrainian intelligence services that Russian hackers had collaborated with their Iranian counterparts to carry out cyberattacks. Moscow denounced the allegations as baseless and accused Ukraine of spreading disinformation.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called the claims a "lie" at a press conference. "The allegations of some kind of joint effort between Russian and Iranian hackers […] are just another lie, perpetrated in this case by the Kyiv regime," she said.
These accusations, which surfaced the previous day, suggested possible cooperation between hacker groups linked to Russia and Iran, amid heightened geopolitical tensions. Moscow categorically denies this version of events and rejects any involvement in such coordination.
At the same time, Maria Zakharova accused Ukraine of conducting large-scale cyberattacks against Russian targets. This statement illustrates the intensification of the conflict in the digital sphere, which has become a strategic extension of the military confrontation between the two countries.
For several years, cyberattacks have been a major tool in international rivalries, allowing the targeting of critical infrastructure, institutions, and information systems. In the context of the war in Ukraine, these operations are multiplying, fueling a climate of mistrust and mutual accusations.
No independent evidence has been made public to support the Ukrainian accusations, nor to confirm the Russian denials. This war of narratives underscores the difficulty of verifying information in the cyber domain, where attribution of attacks remains complex and often disputed.
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