SCIENTIFIC AND PRAGMATIC ASPECTS OF HYBRID WARFARE

Abstract

The article explores the peculiarities of the scientific-pragmatic aspects of hybrid warfare. The phenomenon of "hybrid warfare" is considered as a scientific problem, and the development of the theory of hybrid warfare and military-theoretical approaches to its essence are discussed. The necessity to enhance Ukraine's national security system was substantiated, taking into account the specificities of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. Various approaches to defining hybrid warfare were examined, elucidating the essence and common features of hybrid warfare, while analyzing the problematic issues of protecting national interests at the state border. The unfounded nature of the implementation of "hybrid aggression" by the Russian Federation against Ukraine is emphasized, and an analysis of the characteristics of "hybrid warfare" is provided. It is concluded that "hybrid warfare" is a new instrument of aggression by neo-imperial totalitarian states aimed at sovereign states that oppose Russian hegemony in the post-Soviet territories. The necessity of improving the system for ensuring the national security of Ukraine, taking into account the specifics of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, is justified. The article is devoted to studying individual approaches to defining "hybrid warfare"; the essence and general features of "hybrid warfare" are determined; and problematic issues of protecting national interests at the state border are analyzed.