Modern Challenges of the Russian-Ukrainian Information War

Abstract

The article considers the current challenges of the Russian-Ukrainian information war and its features. 7 forms of information warfare and its role in Russian-Ukrainian relations are described. The phenomenon of Russian information aggression in Ukraine before the beginning of military operations in the Crimea and the Donbas is outlined. The first trends of information harassment on the territory of the Crimea Peninsula are announced. The article considers social and political relations in Ukraine in the context of current information challenges, information asymmetries in the coverage of political relations and processes of modernity. Special attention is paid to the search for mechanisms to counteract the modern information war, taking into account the appearance of subjects of information influence on the territory of Ukraine and citizens who share theses of Russian origin. It was noted that in Ukraine there was an increase in the number of media supporters who act in the interests of another state, and that Russia has a broad program of disinformation at the international level. One of the elements of countering Russia in the global context – at the level of the European Union and the United States-is proposed. It is determined that one of the possible reasons for Russia's mental aggression is the desire of the aggressor country to create a "security belt" from the member States of the North Atlantic Alliance and maintain leverage in certain regions of Ukraine. The role of strategic communications in countering information aggression and the development of Ukrainian society is understood.