Russia’s Disinformation against Ukraine in the 21st Century Cover Image

Dezinformacja Rosji przeciwko Ukrainie w XXI wieku
Russia’s Disinformation against Ukraine in the 21st Century

Author(s): Alina Sukach
Subject(s): Media studies, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine, Russian war against Ukraine
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: information war; hybrid war; information policy; Russian-Ukrainian war;

Summary/Abstract: In the article, the author analyzes the essence and specificity of information warfare, which as a phenomenon has existed since ancient times and is today a global resource. The methods and means of information warfare are an inseparable element of modern armed conflicts, which can lead to tragic consequences. The article reveals the reasons for the aggressive information policy of the Russian Federation towards Ukraine. Attention is drawn to some historical premises of the information confrontation between Russia and Ukraine. The main tools and methods of conducting the information war on the part of the Russian Federation are described, the main psychoinformation manipulation technologies are defined, which are used to shape specific mental attitudes, both among our own and Ukrainian society. Attention was drawn to the activity of Russian satellite channels, radio stations, broadcasts of Russian film productions, programs with their distorted ideology, aimed at undermining European values and inciting interethnic hostility, including language manipulation, religious and economic problems.

  • Issue Year: 9/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 79-90
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Ukrainian
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