Russia has taken a direct shot at the West, claiming that ongoing cyberattacks on its infrastructure risked escalating into a "direct military clash."

The warning comes after Russia's housing ministry website was revealed to be hacked over the weekend, with an internet search for the site leading to a sign reading "Glory to Ukraine" in Ukrainian.

The foreign ministry said in a statement that cyberattacks were targeting Russia's critical infrastructure and state institutions and that figures in the U.S. and Ukraine were to blame.

"Be assured, Russia will not tolerate aggressive actions," said in a statement. "All of our actions will be measured and targeted following our laws and international law."

Zhao Lijian, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated earlier this week that such cyber activities "could lead to an escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and even risk triggering a nuclear war."

As per the statement given by the ministry's head of international information security, Washington is "deliberately lowering the threshold for combat use" of information technology.

Drones are playing a bigger part in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, which could impact the result of the bloodbath. Anonymous, a decentralized hacktivist collective and movement that vowed to fight Russia on the cyber front in retaliation for what it calls a "special military operation," has now hacked into a weapons company that handles Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) drones, gaining access to its tactics and plans.

Putin told the Security Council that Russia would need to enhance data security in key sectors and transition to domestic technology and equipment.

He stated that cases of programs being blocked after being updated were becoming more common.

Although it was widely assumed that the Russian military would sweep over Ukraine in a matter of days, President Vladimir Putin's plans did not pan out. While substantial Western arms backing and tenacious Ukrainian resistance have thwarted the Kremlin's ambitions,

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, the websites of many state-owned companies and news organizations have been subjected to sporadic hacking attempts, often to display information that contradicts Moscow's official line on the conflict.

Moscow admits to being carrying out a "special military operation" in the nearby country to disarm and defend it against Nazis. Ukraine and Western countries criticize Russia's assertions as a justification for an illegal invasion.