INFORMATIONAL CONTEXT OF THE AGGRESSION AGAINST UKRAINE AND ITS DESTABILIZING INFLUENCE ON MODERN SOCIETY

Abstract

The article deals with the study of the problem of information warfare in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict. Information attacks appear to be one of the ways of manipulating the consciousness of broad public population. Aggressive Russian information psychological operations and attacks as one of the weapons in the military conflict of the present time are analysed. The methods of dissemination of compromising and deliberately distorted information for the purpose of destabilising society and reducing the level of trust to current Ukrainian leadership and the armed forces of the country are covered. Thus the aim of the paper is to analyse the main features and manifestations of informational context of the aggression against Ukraine. Methods of critical analyses of research studies and other sources, empirical manifestations of informational context, also considerations and analysis of personal experiences of the authors were used for developing this paper. Conclusions are formulated that at all levels of education the focus on critical thinking, checking and double checking sources, critical discussion, debate, substantiation of opinions by arguments, based on facts, data from multiple sources, avoiding emotional opinions and preference of rational thought is of crucial importance. Part of the data and considerations were completed during the research practice in Lithuania in 2023 (Summer) (No. P-SV-23-177; Title: Informacinis karas. Istorija, raiškos formos, atpažinimo priemonės: filologinis ir edukacinis aspektai).