Cyber Operations and Hybrid Conflict In Ukraine: Evidence From The Global Terrorism Database And State Linked Cyber Campaigns
Journal: Revista Academiei Forţelor Terestre
Year: 2026

Abstract This article examines the intersection of kinetic violence and state-linked cyber operations in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Using data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD), the study analyzes patterns of violent incidents in Ukraine from 2014 onward and situates these trends alongside documented cyber campaigns attributed to Russian state-aligned actors. Rather than treating all non-conventional actions as terrorism, the analysis differentiates between terrorist-cla