You want to waste some time with Russian officials? It's a website that makes it possible!

A website has been created that allows you to call... Russian officials. Hackers are responsible for creating the site. As Wired reports, WasteRussianTime.today - because that's what the site is called, automatically dials the number of officials from Russia, connects with selected people, and then allows them to "take" a few moments. This is yet another undeniable expression of opposition to the war in Ukraine.

I don't think there's a person who, for once in her life, hasn't had a phone conversation with a bot - not even a short one. This type of connection is not a pleasant group, and is often referred to as burdensome and intrusive, especially as it is difficult to eliminate them. The "lock number" option is a solution, but it is not a guarantee that we will never get a similar call from another number again. The hacktivists group considered this and decided to set up a website - WasteRussianTime.today. Its name in the translation into Polish is: "draw Russian time today".

Wired explains that the website contains a list of telephone numbers of the Russian government, military and intelligence. Just a few clicks allow you to run a conference call that connects two accidental officials. This site gives you the opportunity to listen to their conversations, during which they will most likely try to determine who initiated the call and why they are talking to each other.

This is a civil intervention: if you're on the phone, you can't drop bombs, you can't coordinate soldiers, you can't plan an invasion.

– you can read on the site.

Any person who visits the site can make a call. In addition, connections are made automatically by bots created by hackers. As they explain themselves, they have given up the possibility to directly connect callers with officials because they do not want to put them in danger. During the conversation, they could speak some words that would ultimately betray their identity. They are also aware that not all callers speak Russian.

It's a war in Ukraine. There's tanks on the streets, there's raids, soldiers walking on the streets with guns in their hands. The calls from the civilian population will certainly not lead to further escalation. This is a form of civil resistance.

- they explain the creators.

According to hackers, work on the site, launched on May 17, lasted about three months. Numerous phone numbers were used to create it, taken over during previous hack attacks that flooded Russia immediately after the attack on Ukraine. As they say, they have collected over 5,000 Russian telephone numbers (both stationary and mobile), including Duma members' numbers, Putin's press office members, Federal Security Service (FSB), defense ministry staff or Russian military personnel.

The site is based on VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol). What does that mean? Connections are transmitted via Internet connection or other networks using IP protocol rather than by terrestrial transmitters, as with traditional telephone calls.