ISSN 2617-6858
e-ISSN 2617-6866
The Bulletin of National Defence University of Ukraine
Vol. 20, No. 4, 2025
- information and psychological warfare; disinformation; cyber attacks; economic pressure; political manipulation; international security; strategic communication
- https://doi.org/10.33099/2617-6858-2025-86-4-85-95
- Pages 85-95
Hybrid warfare is a new type of military-political conflict that combines military and non-military methods of influence, including informational, psychological, cyber, economic and political tools. The article analyzes conceptual approaches to hybrid warfare, its mechanisms and consequences for Ukraine, in particular through the prism of theoretical research by Western and domestic scientists
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