This report summarizes cyber effects tied to the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, noting that Russia’s invasion (Feb 24, 2022) was preceded and followed by coordinated cyberattacks aimed at degrading Ukrainian communications and critical services, gathering military intelligence, and running influence operations globally, with U.S. agencies urging heightened awareness and proactive threat hunting. It highlights major 2022 events including DDoS campaigns, destructive wiper malware (WhisperGate, CaddyWiper, IsaacWiper, DoubleZero), satellite outages impacting Viasat, deepfake messaging, and attacks linked to kinetic strikes such as the Odesa city council website disruption before missile bombardment. It also describes increased espionage and influence operations targeting 100+ organizations in 40+

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