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Ukrainian counterbatteries were striking at the Russian artillery protecting the defences in an attempt to create an opportunity for a breakthrough. “Only after such a breakthrough could we discuss its exploitation,” Dr Watling added.Dr Jack Watling Senior Research Fellow, Land Warfare 9 June 2023long-arrowCyber SecurityquotequoteIn the last 18 months, increasingly we’ve seen so-called ‘hacktivist’ groups emerge, essentially political hackers who do things in support of the Russian government,Jamie MacCollResearch Fellow9 June 2023long-arrowKakhovka dam quotequoteThere are clear indications from EU officials and our own Foreign Secretary James Cleverly that pointed to Russia quite quickly, which suggests that they have seen intelligence that suggest that is the case. Also reports that US intelligence are working to declassify some elements and get transparency over who was to blame. For Ukraine there is certainly no reason why they would do this intentionally."Ed ArnoldResearch Fellow for European Security7 June 2023long-arrowbecome a memberJoin our networkA busy programme of members' only eventsAccess to a suite of RUSI publicationsAccess to experts, networks and research teamsJoin RUSI today191Years of defence and security thought leadership88New agenda-setting research projects and initiatives248Events, conferences and workshops ran in 2020-21150Partnerships and joint projects around the worldUpcoming eventsView all eventsInvite-only events13 JuneallDefence Industry in Northern Ireland: Leveraging Untapped PotentialTuesday, 13 June 202318:00-20:00(BST)Members events14 JuneallThe UK and the Pacific Free Trade AgreementWednesday, 14 June 202309:00-10:00(BST)Members events15 JuneallInaugural Siborne Lecture: Clearing the Waterloo BattlefieldThursday, 15 June 202318:00-20:00(BST)Conferences19 JuneSecuring the Integrity and Resilience of Ukraine’s Financial SystemMonday, 19 June 202312:30-17:15(BST)Martial Power Conferences26 JuneRUSI Land Warfare Conference 2023Monday, 26 June 202309:00-17:00(BST)Latest publicationsView all publicationsLoad more publicationsSubscribe to our newsletterReceive updates on RUSI's publications and eventsSign upIn the NewsView all In the NewsUkraine’s counteroffensivequotequoteDr Jack Watling, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, said it was too early to assess the success of initial attacks in Zaporizhzhia, let alone predict their eventual outcome. ...Ukrainian forces were pressuring parts of the front in order to draw in Russian reserves and create areas of vulnerability, he said. Ukrainian counterbatteries were striking at the Russian artillery protecting the defences in an attempt to create an opportunity for a breakthrough. “Only after such a breakthrough could we discuss its exploitation,” Dr Watling added.Dr Jack Watling Senior Research Fellow, Land Warfare 9 June 2023long-arrowCyber SecurityquotequoteIn the last 18 months, increasingly we’ve seen so-called ‘hacktivist’ groups emerge, essentially political hackers who do things in support of the Russian government,Jamie MacCollResearch Fellow9 June 2023long-arrowKakhovka dam quotequoteThere are clear indications from EU officials and our own Foreign Secretary James Cleverly that pointed to Russia quite quickly, which suggests that they have seen intelligence that suggest that is the case. Also reports that US intelligence are working to declassify some elements and get transparency over who was to blame. For Ukraine there is certainly no reason why they would do this intentionally."Ed ArnoldResearch Fellow for European Security7 June 2023long-arrowMore from RUSITopicschevron-rightRegionschevron-rightProjectschevron-rightMembershipchevron-rightRUSI Job Vacancieschevron-rightAbout RUSIchevron-right
