[input_sh]

An actual answer because all you've received so far is complete nonsense: because they want press attention as they're using these attacks to advertise their DDoS-as-a-Service tool. Literally every single statement they release (on Telegram) includes text saying that their attacks are "100% powered by $websiteEndingWithDotSu".

They also attacked the likes of Vrbo, Expedia and eBay, but they get more press by targeting Mastodon, Bluesky, Ubuntu and the likes, so they go after those now. People are desperately trying to somehow tie those victims to some ideological nonsense, but it's just advertising.

[lostmsu]

It might be "just advertising", but this also moves them from "I am pretending to retaliate" to "fuck everyone", and eventually will lead to formal recognition of Russia as terrorist state with targets painted at their backs.

There's also Anonymous that for the time being forgot about Russia.