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James Clapper, former director of national intelligence, testified that “Russia is assuming a more assertive cyber posture based on its willingness to target critical infrastructure systems.”⁸⁷ An examination of Russian cyber operations employed in a 2015 cyber incident targeting critical infrastructure in the energy sector in Ukraine demonstrates an application of the technical and legal framework for classification of the attack and any allowable response. The Russians were able to breach isolated power systems by the theft of field workers’ credentials and eventually cause damage to systems and disrupt services. Their use of a proxy group hampered a definitive determination of attribution necessary to lay blame for a violation of sovereignty, which is an internationally wrongful act.