"The operations were clumsy." Putin completely lost the information war in Ukraine and in the west - the head of the British intelligence service

Video of the Day of Use [Russia] of offensive cyber instruments was irresponsible and unpretentious. Their information operations were awkward and called into question the disclosure. And the attempts of the Russian military to destroy the digital infrastructure of Ukraine and to sow discord with the help of cyber records met a stable, professional and effective Ukrainian cyber defense, ”he said.

In Britain, the activities of the Russian Federation, which goes beyond the framework of responsible behavior in cyberspace, emphasized the head of intelligence service. “We challenged how the Russian state closed his eyes to the powerful criminal cybergroups that are acting with impunity. And we worked with the industry and our allies to support Ukraine, to fight misinformation and to protect critical cyberinfrastructure, ”he wrote.

The first attacks of the Russian Federation on February 24 occurred before the air and shells began to fly in the air: Russian military intelligence launched harmful whispergate software to destroy and spoil Ukrainian government systems, aimed at the Viasat satellite, which is used . The attack has spread to neighboring countries, causing side damage to a number of services from wind power plants to Internet access. “Intelligence allowed us to notice this activity.

The private sector also noticed this, and the companies quickly discovered and corrected the problem, ”the author stated. According to him, the purpose of Moscow was to sow distrust of sources of information, distort Ukraine's actions and publish false narratives about the causes of Russia's actions. As a result, there was a "restructuring of the cyber landscape", Fleming is convinced. “Putin has completely lost the information war in Ukraine and in the West.

Although this is a reason for joy, we should not underestimate how Russian misinformation is operating in other countries of the world, ”he wrote. According to him, many of the most densely populated countries have not agreed with the tendency of condemnation of Russia's aggressor country for its invasion of Ukraine. “Public opinion in those places matters, and it is already influenced by information coming from Russia.

It is a new front of war in Ukraine, and its consequences will be kept at least as long as the conflict continues, ”he wrote. The event, according to the head of British intelligence, should take measures to resist organized misinformation campaigns and ensure that they do not investigate international indignation by Russia's actions. At the same time, Russian cybergroups carefully check the situation to avoid escalation, Fleming says.