Countering enemy media-propaganda in the conditions of the legal regime of martіal law in Ukraine

Abstract

The threats in the information sphere spread by the Russian Federation are considered. The mechanisms of the functioning of Russian propaganda as a component of the information policy of the aggressor state are revealed. Attention is focused on the thematic narratives of pro-Russian telegram channels and the rhetoric of pro-Russian propagandists. The experience of the EU and the USA in combating Russian propaganda is summarized. The content and directions of Russian propaganda on a global scale regarding the anti-Ukrainian information campaign are detailed. The goal and task of the propaganda activity of the Russian Federation in the information war against Ukraine is defined. The ideological basis of the motivation of the Russians in the war against Ukraine and the peculiarities of the tactics of the information support of the Russian media propaganda are revealed. The tasks of the Security Service of Ukraine in the information sphere have been defined, in particular with regard to countering Russian propaganda. The results of the work of the special service in the indicated direction are summarized. Amendments to domestic legislationaimed at canceling licenses and registrations of media related to the Russian Federation are outlined. The directions of improvement of the Security Service of Ukraine in order to block the spread of Russian destructive propaganda activities aimed at the detriment of state interests in the mass media and in the domestic information space are detailed.