Russia Have Already Started Their Hybrid War Against Ukraine

Livemint/WSJ: Russians Have Already Started Hybrid War With Bomb Threats, Cyberattacks, Ukraine Says

Moscow is using cyberattacks, economic pressure and, most recently, false bomb threats, to undermine its neighbor, Kyiv says

KYIV (UKRAINE) : U.S. officials are warning that Russia could be about to attack Ukraine.

For many citizens in this embattled country, the assault has already begun. Ukrainian officials say that Russia, which has positioned more than 100,000 troops around three sides of Ukraine, is stepping up a destabilization campaign involving cyberattacks, economic disruption and a new tactic: hundreds of fake bomb threats.

Russian forces and their proxies already control portions of Ukraine and frequent skirmish with government forces. The aim of Moscow’s intensifying hybrid campaign, Ukrainian officials say, is to weaken their country and sow panic, potentially provoking discontent and protests of the kind Russia fomented in eastern Ukraine in 2014 to justify its interventions there. U.S. and U.K. officials said last month they uncovered coup plots intended to install a puppet pro-Russian government.

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WU Editor: These cyber attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure has global consequences .... How a Russian cyberwar in Ukraine could ripple out globally (MIT Technology Review).

Here are some more links on a Russia - Ukraine cyber war ....

Russian invasion of Ukraine could redefine cyber warfare -- Politico

European regulator warns banks of possible Russian cyberattack -- The Hill

Explainer-Europe's Banks Fear Payment System Could Be Casualty of Russia-Ukraine Crisis -- Reuters

Microsoft: Russian FSB hackers hitting Ukraine since October -- Bleeping Computer

Russia Has Been at War with Ukraine for Years – in Cyberspace -- Military.com/The Conversation