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British cyberwarriors defend Ukraine

Britain has deployed cybersecurity experts to protect Ukraine from Russian hackers, the government has revealed.

The specialists have been working remotely on behalf of the British government to foil attacks since February. Britain has partnered with private contractors on the £6.35 million programme of support.

Within 35 minutes of Russian troops crossing the border, the team of security experts began working online to protect Ukrainian ministries from attack. The programme has been run by the Foreign Office with help from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), an arm of GCHQ.

As part of the West’s new approach of declassifying intelligence, the government has also revealed the extent of Russian cyberwarfare in Ukraine.

The intelligence reveals that:

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