The cyberwar in Ukraine is as crucial as the battle in the trenches
So far, no one is winning
There is nothing to identify who is inside the office building in Kyiv, but the Russians do not need a nameplate to tell them. Windows on its higher floors are still smashed from a drone attack last summer on the nerve centre of Ukraine’s cyber-defence operations. Both sides are locked in combat to steal intelligence and sow panic by attacking telecommunications, critical infrastructure, military computers and whatever else they can hack into.
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “As crucial as the battle in the trenches”
Europe March 23rd 2024
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