Pro-Ukrainian hackers have delivered an unwelcome birthday message for President Vladimir Putin after an ‘unprecedented’ cyberattack hit Russian state broadcaster VGTRK, which was taken offline by the incident. Some report have claimed Russia’s court systems were also affected, and court documents and decisions have been wiped.

A Ukrainian government source said Ukrainian hackers were responsible for the incident, which coincided with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 72nd birthday. A smartphone with a displayed Ukrainian flag with the word “Cyberattack” and binary codes over it is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken February 23,

While celebrating his 72nd birthday on Monday, October 7, Vladimir Putin received some unpleasant "gifts" from Ukraine, including a refinery fire and a cyberattack on a state media outlet. A hacker group based in Kyiv targeted VGTRK,

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris declined to say if she would support Ukraine’s push to join NATO if elected, but vowed she would insist Kyiv’s leaders were part of any US negotiation with Vladimir Putin over ending the ongoing conflict.

US Vice President Kamala Harris has said that she would not agree to a bilateral meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to talk about his war against Ukraine. Source: European Pravda, citing Harris' interview with CBS News Details: Harris stated that she would not engage in negotiations with Russian ruler Vladimir Putin to end the war without Ukraine being included in the discussions.