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Russian President Vladimir Putin walks through a hall in the building housing Russia’s GRU military intelligence service. 

Russia has been at war with Ukraine for years — in cyberspace

Ukraine

Troop buildups and diplomatic negotiations highlight the threat of a major land war in Europe. In cyberspace, Russia has been attacking Ukrainian infrastructure and government operations for years.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is shown wearing a blue suit and purple tie while pointing with his right hand.

NSA discloses hacking methods it says are used by Russia

Cybersecurity
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the event marking the 100th anniversary of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces, formerly known as the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), in Mosco

Russian hackers: GRU’s Sandworm unit members indicted by US

Cybersecurity
A photo of troops and military vehicles

Petraeus on Russian bounties in Afghanistan: ‘We were looking for this kind of activity’

Conflict & Justice
A crowd of US service members stand in front of Trump, with a large US flag in the background

Trump denies knowledge of Russian bounties in Afghanistan; pandemic death toll reaches half a million; attack in Karachi

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A man with two dogs is shown walking past a five story building in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Russian hackers targeted Ukrainian company at center of impeachment storm

Cybersecurity

Russian military hackers tried to steal emails from the Ukrainian energy firm where Hunter Biden, the son of Democratic US presidential contender Joe Biden, had a seat on the board, an American cybersecurity firm said on Monday.

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