Kremlin websites down & Russian TV channels ‘hacked to broadcast Ukrainian songs’ after Anonymous declares war on Putin

THE Kremlin’s official website is down amid reports of cyberattacks as hackers broadcast Ukrainian songs on Russian television. Six Russian Government websites were taken out of action earlier this afternoon, according to Ukraine’s state telecommunications agency. The official Kremlin page went down on Saturday after reports of cyberattacks GettyHacking group Anonymous tweeted it has “onoing operations to keep .ru government websites offline”[/caption] As of 18:30GMT, the web pages are still failing to load with the message: “This Page Cannot Be Displayed. The system cannot communicate with the external server ( government.ru ). “The internet server may be busy, may be permanently down, or may be unreachable because of network problems.” Webpages for Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Security Service, and Cabinet of Ministers are included in the outages. It is not immediately clear what has caused the websites to crash however international hacking group Anonymous tweeted on Saturday it was “at war with Russia” and to “stay tuned”. The organisation tweeted on Saturday: “Anonymous has ongoing operations to keep .ru government websites offline, and to push information to the Russian people so they can be free of Putin’s state censorship machine. “We also have ongoing operations to keep the Ukrainian people online as best we can.” Most read in The Sun 'FIGHTING BACK' 'Hundreds of Russians captured near Kyiv' as Putin fails to take capital 'DIFFICULT MOMENT' Sky Sports' Hayley McQueen heard 'crying' on air leaving fans concerned BATTLESHIPS Russian cargo ship SEIZED in English Channel for 'violating EU sanctions' BUZZ OFF I was about to meet my Bumble date when he sent me shocking text meant for his pal up in arms Gogglebox fans all saying same thing about Daniel Lustig as he returns to show WES YOUR WIFE? Ex-Man Utd ace Wes Brown secretly splits from reality TV star wife Leanne Russian state media has denied the outages are linked to Anonymous. The websites appear to have had interrupted connectivity since Russian launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian TV channels have also been hacked to broadcast Ukrainian music, the Kyiv Independent reported on Saturday afternoon. It comes as Ukrainian forces captured “hundreds” of Russian troops near the capital Kyiv, one of the country’s MPs has claimed. Sviatoslav Yurash was speaking after an overnight attempt by Vladimir Putin’s forces to storm the city failed in the face of fierce resistance. Harrowing images from the Ukrainian capital show burning vehicles, buildings blasted by missiles and flames lighting up the night sky. Latest in Ukraine… Terrifying thermobaric rocket launchers capable of ‘exploding’ enemy’s lungs ‘seen heading towards Ukraine’‘Hundreds’ Russian soldiers have been captured, a Ukrainian MP has claimed.A missile has slammed into the side of an apartment building, killing two people in Kyiv.Terrifying ‘thermobaric’ rockets that can explode enemy troops’ lungs have been spotted heading to UkraineUkraine’s President  Volodymyr Zelenskyy has refused a US offer to evacuate the Kyiv and vowed to stay and fightDefiant Ukrainian soldiers are using UK missiles to fight off Putin’s invasionA Russian cargo ship has been seized in the English Channel for ‘violating EU sanctions’Putin is unleashing Chechen special forces squad known as the “hunters” as Russia prepares to use “father of all bombs”.Amid the chaos a young mother has given birth in a metro station in Kyiv.Russians protesting Putin’s violent invasion have scrawled graffiti comparing him to Nazi monster Adolf H At least 198 Ukrainians, including three children, have been killed and 1,115 people wounded so far, the Ukrainian government has said. Speaking to Sky News before he went to the front, Mr Yurash said Russian forces were about 1.8 to 2.5 miles from where he was. “Russians don’t have a good time here, to say the least,” he said. “We have hundreds of POWs, we are issuing videos, showing Russians coming to Ukraine.” He said Ukrainians “don’t have a choice” when it comes to fighting Russia as Putin has “time and again tried to denounce the very idea of Ukraine”. “Everything is at stake, I’m no soldier, I don’t have much experience with the gun. “When you are fighting for your life you learn very quick. The reality is Ukraine doesn’t have a choice. “Russia wants to destroy us and we will not let that happen. I was born in independent Ukraine and I will die in independent Ukraine.” AFPServicemen ride atop a Russian armored vehicle in Armyansk, Crimea[/caption]