A New Hybrid War Arena: Russia’s Interventions in Ukraine in 2014 and 2022

Authors : Özlem Demirkıran, Berkay Göktuğ Öner

Pages : 74-92

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Publication Date : 2024-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The concept of hybrid warfare is an increasingly important issue in today’s complex security environment. This article first aims to reveal how the concept of hybrid warfare is defined in the literature and then to analyze Russia’s 2014 and 2022 interventions in Ukraine from the perspective of hybrid warfare. Although there is no agreed definition of hybrid warfare, it appears as a complex conflict tactic that uses different tools such as information warfare, cyber attacks, proxy wars in addition to traditional military methods. It is widely accepted that Russia used these different tools extensively in its 2014 intervention. In this article, it is evaluated that, as it was the case in Russia\'s 2014 intervention that focused on Crimea and Donbas, hybrid warfare elements are being used in a wider area in Russia\'s \'special military operation\', which started on February 24, 2022 with the entry of troops into Ukrainian territory, as in Russia\'s 2014 intervention focused on Crimea and Donbas.
Keywords : Hibrit savaş, Rusya, Ukrayna