“The European Union and its Member States, together with their international partners, strongly condemn the malicious cyber activity carried out by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which targeted the KA-SAT satellite network, operated by Viasat,” it noted.
“The cyberattack took place one hour before Russia’s unprovoked and unwarranted invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, which facilitated military aggression,” the note added.
According to the statement, the attack caused significant disruptions “among public authorities, companies and users in Ukraine, as well as affecting several EU member states.”
“We will have to work together with Ukraine and international partners on how to prevent, discourage, deter and respond to these cyber attacks that we certainly attribute to the Russian Federation,” he said.
European providers said in March that the attack on US satellite operator Viasat disconnected thousands of Internet users in Germany, France, Hungary, Greece, Italy and Poland.