Tomorrow, February 8, is the deadline for prospective candidates to file for the March 31 presidential election in Ukraine. So far, some three dozen applications have been approved by the Central Election Commission (CEC). As election day nears, Ukrainian officials and outside observers are sounding more warnings about Kremlin-driven attempts to interfere in the...
Over the past two weeks, Russian action and rhetoric have been heating up in an effort to apply greater pressure on Ukraine and discredit its upcoming elections, now a little more than two months away. First, on the rhetoric side– Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of Russia’s security council, warned of the “loss of Ukraine’s statehood” if Ukraine...
In the run-up to the March 2019 Ukrainian Presidential Election, we will keep an eye on Ukrainian- and Russian-language news articles referencing reported cyber attacks that could affect political stability in Ukraine. Here are some translated highlights from recent Russian-language news articles from the Ukrainian and Russian press. From the Ukrainian press: Lithuanian President...
Once again, history is calling Ukraine to an extraordinary task. On Sunday, March 31 2019, Ukrainian voters will participate in a nationwide presidential poll at a time of historic technological, democratic, and geopolitical challenges—the convergence of which would make any strategist or nation tremble in fear. Despite these risks—or perhaps due to them—Ukraine also...
Since the invasion of Crimea and eastern Ukraine by Russia, there have been many well-documented cases of the use of computer network operations for intelligence collection and even force projection. Over time, the scale and impact of these attacks has risen considerably, including the remote, unauthorized manipulation of Ukraine’s electricity grid and a country-wide...