The security of Ukraine in the context of information warfare in cyberspace carried out by the Russian Federation
The security of Ukraine in the context of information warfare in cyberspace carried out by the Russian Federation

Summary/Abstract: : In the public discourse on issues of international security inthe context of threats created by the Russian Federation, such threats aredetermined primarily by actions below the threshold of “war” (of a hybridnature) and are made using non-military means, e.g. in relation to cyberspace.Actions of this nature are carried out by the aggressor’s special services orgroups of hackers and activists associated with them whose aim is to paralysethe functioning of the attacked state (its administration, critical infrastructure).Such activities are multilateral; activity is undertaken in many fields (social media, provocative events, establishing pro-Russian organizations, creating information portals) and is still escalating.The purpose of the research, the results of which are presented in this article,is to identify the activities and assess the impact of Russian information warfare conducted by the Russian Federation in cyberspace in 2014 and 2022 onthe security of Ukraine. The research used general-methodological researchmethods – primarily, analysis and critique of literature. The case study methodwas used to identify specific examples of information warfare used by the Russian Federation against selected countries in Central and Eastern Europe.

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