Der erste Streik gegen die Ukraine war ein Cyberangriff

Cyberattacks are asymmetric, in the sense that even a small actor can cause big consequences. When it comes to coordinated state attacks, the strategy of those attacks can have much more bigger and systemic aims. In the case of Russia, cyberattacks are a big part of their strategic culture. This is in line with the emphasis on information control (see Chechnya) which is absolutely important when part of the audience are the Ukrainians themselves.