Bytes from Ukraine

Russia has been mounting cyberattacks on information systems in Ukraine over many years. Russian President Vladimir Putin (centre), Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (left) and Head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia and First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov watch a military manoeuvre during the Vostok 2018 military exercise in Eastern Siberia, Russia. (Photo: Kremlin Pool Photo: Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik)

More than two years have passed since Ukraine was invaded. While the effects of the physical conflict are devastating for Ukraine, the war being fought in cyberspace dims in comparison, contrary to widespread expectation. The Russo-Ukrainian War provides an interesting test case for the role of cyberattacks in warfare,