title: Media and information war as a precursor to Russian aggression against Ukraine
abstract: Introduction. The subject of the research is defined by the author as the content, nature, and logic of the hybrid war against Ukraine, which, in its active phase, is associated with the annexation of&nbsp;Crimea and armed aggression in the territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. With the beginning of the campaign and, especially, the large-scale invasion (February 24, 2022), the role of the media and information component of the hybrid war has significantly increased. Essentially, it has ga
journal: Cherkasy University Bulletin Historical Sciences