Requests for volunteers began to appear on hacker forums Thursday morning, Reuters reported.
The request included instructions for hackers and cybersecurity experts on how to submit an program via Google Docs.
The report appeared afterRussia launched a military attack on Ukraine.
As the attacks continued throughout the day, many Ukrainian residents made preparations to flee their homeland.
Countries in central Europe, including Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, prepared to receive an influx of refugees.
According to news reports, Russian troops wereapproachingKyiv, the capital of Ukraine, on Friday.
This is not the first time a government has asked the hacker community for help.
