Britain has made its cyber support public because keeping it secret was no longer deemed necessary, officials said - an indication that the Kremlin was already aware
Worth some £6.35m, the so-called Ukraine Cyber Programme was activated after President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale war on 24 February.targets were coupled with a significant rise in cyber attacks, officials said.
Lindy Cameron, chief executive of the NCSC, said in a statement her centre"is proud to have played a part in supporting Ukraine's cyber defenders. Mr Docherty played down any suggestion that the UK's decision to help Ukraine online could be seen by Russia as a direct intervention in the war.Instead, he likened it to the physical, but indirect, support Britain has given in providing the Ukrainian military with weapons such as artillery and anti-tank missiles.
James Cleverly, the foreign secretary, said:"The UK's support to Ukraine is not limited to military aid - we are drawing on Britain's world-leading expertise to support Ukraine's cyber defences.
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