Western officials think the attack on US company Viasat hit military and government communications.
Russia is believed to have hacked US satellite communications provider Viasat on the day of its invasion of Ukraine.
Overall though, Western officials say Ukraine has proved more resilient to cyber-attacks than many had expected. "Viasat is actively working with distributors to restore service for those fixed broadband users in Europe impacted by this event," it said in a statement. They believe it fits closely into Russian military doctrine, in which cyber-attacks are used to support specific military objectives - in this case trying to sow confusion by disrupting Ukrainian command and control.
Russian state hackers linked to the GRU in the past have managed to turn off the power for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians. But nothing on this scale was seen. Another reason is that when it comes to a full military conflict, hard military power can be more reliable in destroying targets such as TV towers than cyber-attacks, which are not always guaranteed to work.
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