Russia ’s Information Warfare Against Ukraine Ii: Influences on the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Russia ’s Information Warfare Against Ukraine Ii: Influences on the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Author(s): Igor Kopõtin, Vladimir SazonovSubject(s): Media studies, Security and defense, Military policy, Politics and communication, Studies in violence and power, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Kaitseväe Akadeemia (KVA)
Keywords: Russia; Information Warfare; Ukraine; Conflict; information and psychological war; Media influence in conflict;
Summary/Abstract: This chapter presents the findings from 24 interviews carried out by Vladimir Sazonov in Kyiv and Igor Kopõtin in Kyiv, Dnepropetrovsk, and Eastern Ukraine (also in conflict zone) during May and June 2015. Vladimir Sazonov focused on civilians – media, political, and security experts, journalists and politicians, as well as advisors for the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Ministry of Information Policy of Ukraine, and experts in strategic communication and information policy. Igor Kopõtin interviewed mostly people with a military background – officers, volunteers, members of the Ukrainian army, the National University of Defence of Ukraine, and the Ministry of Defence – some of whom had participated in battles in the Donbass region (see Table 4 for more information).
Journal: EMA OCCASIONAL PAPERS (until May 2019: ENDC OCCASIONAL PAPERS)
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 7
- Page Range: 107-119
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English