The Russian national airline Aeroflot was forced to cancel more than 40 flights on Monday after he had hit a cyber attack performed by a pro-Ukrainian group, according to reports.
The office of the public prosecutor of Russia said it started a criminal investigation and “supervisory measures were organized in connection with the delay and cancellation of flights at [Moscow’s] Sheremetyevo Airport. “
“The cause was a failure in the operation of the Aeroflot information system due to a hacker attack,” the office added to Telegram.
A message that supposedly of a group called Silent Crow said: “Glory of Ukraine! Long living white -Russia!” and noted that it has carried out the cyber attack with a white -Russian group called Cyberpartisans, according to, according to, Reuters.
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Travelers are seen in line at the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow after Aeroflot flights had been canceled and delayed on Monday, July 28, 2025. (Reuters)
It is said that the statement added that the cyber attack was the result of an annual operation in the IT network of Aeroflot, where the hackers claimed that 7,000 servers were being destroyed. They also said that they were in control of computers from senior managers at Aeroflot, but no evidence was provided to support the claims, Reuters reported.
“The information we read in the public domain is quite alarming. The Hacker drew is a threat that remains for all major companies that offer services to the population,” was quoted by the news agency spokesperson for Kremlin Dmitry Peskov.
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“There was a failure in the information systems of the airline. Service interruptions are possible,” Aeroflot said in his own statement about Telegram.
“In this context, a forced adjustment to the flight schedule is expected, including by postponing and canceling,” the airline added. “A team of specialists is currently working on minimizing the risks of fulfilling the production air plan and rapidly restoring the normal operation of services. The airline apologizes for the discomfort caused.”
The Russian legislator Anton Gorelkin said on Monday: “We must not forget that the war against our country is being waged on all fronts, including the digital,” says Reuters.
People gather on the information board after many flights had been canceled or delayed because of the Ukrainian drone attacks, on Sheremetyevo International Airport outside Moscow, Russia on July 21, 2025. (Reuters)
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“And I do not rule out that the ‘hacktivists’ who claim the responsibility for the incident are employed by unfriendly states,” Gorelkin added.
