Аналіз зовнішнього впливу Російської Федерації на військовослужбовців збройних сил України через засоби мобільного зв’язку

Abstract

The article examines the external influence of the Russian Federation (RF) on servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) through mobile communications. The purpose of the article is to systematize information on the use of mobile communications in the framework of the Russian Federation information and psychological impact on Ukrainian servicemen in the area of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO). It was emphasized that the active influence on the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the units of the information operations of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is connected with the beginning of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) in Donetsk and Luhansk regions and continues to this day. The main forms of influence on the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine through the means of mobile communication are highlighted: sending messages of a demoralizing nature; determining the location of units of the Armed Forces for further fire damage; disruption of the cellular communication system with the use of electronic warfare; use of mobile phones as an additional source of leaks of official information; collecting information on the organizational and staffing structure of the Armed Forces. In order to demoralize the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and disrupt the tasks assigned to them, SMS messages with threats and insults and telephone calls to the military and their relatives are actively used. The main ways of using mobile networks by the enemy, which give access to the intelligence services of the Russian Federation to information about the location of the subscriber: through the activities of companies providing mobile services that are wholly or partly owned by Russian citizens; through means of electronic warfare (military system RB-341V "Leer-3", which suppresses GSM communications through interference transmitted from unmanned aerial vehicles). The work of the commanders of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on preventing the influence of the enemy through the means of mobile communication on Ukrainian soldiers is outlined. It was found out that during the fighting in the ATO (OOS) zone, servicemen were forbidden to carry individual means of communication (mobile devices) and information. These tools were used under the control of commanders at a strictly allotted time and place.