Russia accused of trying to disrupt aid to Ukraine by hacking border crossings

UK says GRU unit accessed cameras near borders, military installations and rail stations at key European locations

Russia tried to hack into border security cameras to spy on and disrupt the flow of western aid entering Ukraine, the UK’s intelligence services and its allies have claimed.

A unit of Russia’s military intelligence services is accused of using a host of methods to target organisations delivering “foreign assistance”, by hacking into cameras at crossings and railway stations and near military installations.