Hybrid War as the Political Strategy of Neo-Imperial Expansionism of Russian Federation Facing Ukraine

Abstract

The theme of the article is to analyze the specifics of the phenomenon of hybrid war as a method of operation used in case of a conflict between two entities in international relations. The dominant party in the conflict, using hybrid warfare wants most of all to get relatively sustainable advantage over the opponent, in order to achieve a certain position. In case of conflict in eastern Ukraine’s strategic goal of the Russian Federation to emphasize the importance of the state in the post-Soviet space.

Hybridization can therefore apply to both belligerent (state, non-state entity, irregular armed group), as well as the conflict (particularly the battlefield), its origins and the nature, ie. ecosystem conflict.