Russian radio stations air Putin's ‘emergency address’ on Ukraine after hacker attack

This was reported by Russian media.  

Putin's ‘address’ was made in at least three regions - Rostov, Voronezh, and Belgorod. It referred to "general mobilisation" and the introduction of martial law in the border regions of Russia.

"Russians, fellow citizens, brothers and sisters. Today at four in the morning, Ukrainian troops armed by NATO, with the consent and support of Washington, invaded the territory of Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions. Our border guards and armed forces are giving a worthy rebuff to the aggressor's superior forces. By my decree, martial law has been introduced in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions. Also today, I will sign a decree on general mobilisation, because in order to defeat a dangerous and insidious enemy, we will need to unite all the forces of the Russian Federation," the alleged address read.

The Russian leader's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, called Vladimir Putin's address a fake. 

"It was really a hack. We are aware of it. The broadcasters are currently informing the relevant agencies about it, but control has been restored. All these reports are fake," Peskov said.

• On June 4, in the temporarily occupied Crimea, unidentified persons hacked into Russian channels and launched a video about the Ukrainian Armed Forces counteroffensive, which was published by Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Hanna Maliar.