Hromadske Radio under an intense DDoS attack

Hromadske Radio is fighting back a DDoS attack that started on the night of May 12, the radio station reports on their website.

"It occurred in two waves and reached 84.22 million requests at its peak. But even that was not the most intense one, there was an attack several months ago that was 10 times heavier," the company noted.

According to Serhiy Omelchenko, Hromadske Radio's chief of digital services, this has been a typical tactic on the part of those who want to make the Hromadske Radio website inaccessible in recent months. The DDoS attacks happen at night or early in the morning.

He added that the list of countries that mass requests are coming from has not changed: India, the United States, Germany, Vietnam, the United Kingdom.

Hromadske Radio's social media pages are also constantly under attack.

"Comments by fake profiles appear instantly under our social media posts. The bots commenting call for peace talks with Russia, not to support the West and to refuse aid from international partners. And we also receive many content strikes, especially when we report from the battlefield or cover yet another shelling strike. We have reached out to media lawyers for support and help, prepared statements to Meta and challenged the takedowns. Despite the bot attack and their strikes against our content, we continue to produce and post news, report on the battlefield developments and support our subscribers," said Lina Machulska, Hromadske Radio's chief social media manager.

The technicians monitor the situation and take all necessary action to ensure that users have stable access to Hromadske Radio's online resources.

"We don't know for sure who is trying to block our websites and for what purpose, but we can make a guess. The intense attacks began after the full-scale invasion in 2022," says the Hromadske Radio editor-in-chief, Victoria Yermolayeva.

She added that the team is currently doing everything in their power to fend off the attacks.

"However, to ensure that we will not lose contact, follow us on social media and on YouTube, find our channels on podcast platforms or download the application on your mobile phone. Support Hromadske Radio in our fight for the right to speak the truth," says Victoria Yermolayeva.