Cyberattacks have yet to play a significant role in Russia’s battlefield operations in Ukraine – cyberwarfare experts explain the likely reasons

Photo caption: There is little evidence that Russia has coordinated cyber operations with conventional military operations in Ukraine. Photo credit: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP. Article by Nadiya Kostyuk and Erik Gartzke. The Conversation –  April 4, 2022.

Throughout the latter half of 2021, as it became clear that Russia was massing a large portion of its conventional combat power on the eastern borders of Ukraine, analysts offered contrasting predictions about the role cyberspace would play in an armed conflict. These predictions capture an ongoing debate about whether conflict in cyberspace is destined to supplant conventional conflict or exacerbate it. […]

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