Information Warfare as an Instrument of Geopolitical Influence on Ukraine: Main Aspects and The State's Response

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to study information warfare as an instrument of geopolitical influence on Ukraine, the main aspects of this problem and certain elements of the Ukrainian side's response to the Kremlin regime's information attacks. To achieve this goal, the methods of comparison, analysis, synthesis and content analysis were used. The results indicate that the Russian side in the information warfare uses both traditional tools, such as the media, troll factories, bot factories, and fakes, and new technologies, such as deepfake. Russian activities go beyond Ukraine, influencing public opinion in European countries, the United States and beyond.