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Інформаційне супроводження Pосійської гібридної агресії в Донбасі (2014-2016)
Informational support of the Russian hybrid aggression in the Donbass (2014-2016)

Author(s): O.V. Kurban
Subject(s): Media studies, Communication studies, Social Informatics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: information war; social networks; hybrid warfare;

Summary/Abstract: Purpose of Research. The article highlights the problems of research developments in the Donbass Russian aggression (2014-2016) in terms of rules and technologies of information warfare in online social networks. The facts clearly show the specific features and rules of the modern hybrid war at the third stage.Methodology. The research methodology consists of retrospective, historical and logical methods and methods of analysis and synthesis. The present theoretical and methodological approach makes it possible to analyse specific processes that have been interpreted in different ways in legal information field, at national and international levels. Scientific Novelty. The scientific novelty is the fact that it is the first attempt to analyse the informational system component of the Russian-Ukrainian hybrid war in the Donbass, which actively covered in all available mass media, particularly online social networks. Conclusions. The summary of facts and analysis of events that have occurred in recent years in the occupied territories of Donbass Russia are very important for our country and society in general, and specifically to the relevant government agencies who have to take care of national security.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 66-73
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Ukrainian