Hackers attack Ukraine, the US has prepared 18 scenarios for Russia's attack on Ukraine: Top 5 events of the week

1. On the morning of Friday, January 14, a wave of hacker attacks swept across Ukraine. The websites of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Energy, the State Service for Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Sports, as well as the Diya electronic service of public services were hit. The group responsible for the attack did not identify itself in any way.
2. Elon Musk's SpaceX launched the Ukrainian Sich-2-30 satellite into orbit. The total cost of the project to launch the Sich-2-30 satellite was 250 million hryvnias, of which more than a quarter went to pay for SpaceX services.
3. The fifth President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, announced on January 15 that he would return to Ukraine on Monday, January 17. He said this in a video message on his Facebook page.
4. On January 11, North Korean authorities announced the successful launch of a hypersonic missile for the third time. According to state media, the missile hit a mock target in the sea at a distance of a thousand kilometers. The launch was personally observed by the country's leader Kim Jong-un.
5. The United States has prepared 18 scenarios in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. This was stated by the United States Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, in an interview with the British newspaper Financial Times, published on Saturday, January 15.

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