The Russian base is blown up after a Ukrainian hacker creates fake social media profiles of attractive women and tricks Putin’s troops into revealing their position
- Nikita Knysh, 30, and his group of 30 hackers performed the hack last month
- They sent the pictures of the Russian military base to the Ukrainian soldiers
- It was attacked a few days later and explosions sounded in the area
- Explosions were confirmed by the mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov in an interview
A Russian base was blown up after a Ukrainian hacker created fake social media profiles of attractive women and tricked Putin’s troops into revealing their position.
Speaking to the Financial Times, Kharkiv-based Nikita Knysh, an IT expert, explained that he wanted to use his hacking skills to help his country win against Russia and founded the Hackyourmom group.
30-year-old Nikita and his group of 30 hackers have tricked Russian soldiers stationed in Melitopol with fake social media accounts and tricked soldiers into sending them photos of them at the front.
The hackers used the images to find out that the Russians were at a military base near Melitopol in southern Ukraine.
After the information was sent to the Ukrainian military, the base was attacked a few days later and explosions sounded, according to Ukrainian Pravda.
Melitopol’s Mayor Ivan Fedorov confirmed the news on Telegram.
The hackers used the images to find out that the Russians were at a military base near Melitopol in southern Ukraine. After the information was sent to the Ukrainian military, the base was attacked a few days later and explosions sounded, according to Ukrainian Pravda. Pictured: A light from an explosion in the sky
30-year-old Nikita and his group of 30 hackers have tricked Russian soldiers stationed in Melitopol with fake social media accounts and tricked soldiers into sending them photos of them at the front. The file picture shows Russian soldiers during a training exercise this week
He said: “Another explosive night in Melitopol and in the village of Myrne in Melitopol district. At 1 a.m., residents of all districts heard loud explosions.
“The first of them was so strong that windows in some houses shook and plaster fell off. We are awaiting confirmation that Ukraine’s armed forces have destroyed another invader base with jewel-like precision strikes. The enemy will never find peace on our land.’
Fedorov later said: “In Melitopol, one of the largest enemy bases on the territory of the “Actovolorlit” plant was destroyed.”
Footage showed the sounds and bright lights of the explosions near the base.
Knysh said of the hacking that led to the alleged attack: “Russians always want to fuck. They send a lot of shit to ‘girls’ to prove they’re warriors.’
And another Hackyourmom team member, just called Maxim, said that after the attack they thought: “My first thought was – I am effective, I can help my country.
“Then I realized I wanted more of that — I want to keep finding more bases.
A cyber feud erupts between Russia and Ukraine, with hackers launching violent attacks on both sides.
When the invasion first began in February, Ukraine’s digital minister urged civilians to join the country’s “IT army,” Business Insider reported.
Hackers were used to display anti-war messages during Russia’s military Victory Day celebrations in May.
Knysh and his team have also carried out other hacks, including leaking the databases of Russian military companies.
They also showed clips of Ukrainian civilian casualties after they duped Russian TV channels.
Knysh said it “felt like a fight” to him, adding that scammers can be used as a weapon against your enemy when you don’t have money, brilliant software or hacks.
