Ukrainian cyber resistance group targets Russian power grid, railways

FILE PHOTO: Power transmission lines are seen on a frosty day outside the town of Monchegorsk in Murmansk region, Russia October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Ukrainian cyber guerrilla warfare group plans to launch digital sabotage attacks against critical Russian infrastructure such as railways and the electricity grid, to strike back at Moscow over its invasion, a hacker team coordinator told Reuters.

Officials from Ukraine's defense ministry last week approached Ukrainian businessman and local cybersecurity expert Yegor Aushev to help organize a unit of hackers to defend against Russia, Reuters previously reported.