a conflict that is played out on the ground and on the Internet

On the one hand, the physical, bloody war. On the other, cyber warfare in the shadows, on the Internet. Since the beginning of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, some of the offensives have taken place far from the front?, and, until now, Vladimir Putin’s forces have been held in check. On the encrypted social network Telegram, the IT Army of Ukraine, made up of web warriors from all over the world, coordinates its attacks. “The IT Army, which was built at the call of President Volodymyr Zelensky, would have about 260,000 people, to focus only on certain targets”explains Christine Dugoin-Clément, geopolitical analyst.

Russians who are stalling, because there have been very few blockages in the West, facing Ukrainians, it seems, better prepared and above all, better supported. From NATO, but also from the United States, which helps them to strengthen their defenses, but also their responses. Ukraine’s attacks on Russia are protean. “Recovering, for example, contact details for Ukrainians to call Russians, letting them know what was happening at the start of the conflict. Or even hacking television channels and platforms similar to Netflix to broadcast images of the war “specifies Christine Dugoin-Clément.