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Conventional and hybrid actions in the Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine
Craisor-Constantin Ionita
ionitacc@yahoo.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8691-6815
Centre for Defence and Security Strategic Studies, National Defence University ‘Carol I’, 68-72 Panduri Street, Sector 5,
050662 Bucharest, Romania
Abstract
e paper aims to analytically present existing data and information regarding notable aspects of the ongoing war in Ukraine,
notably through lessons identified in the political-military field, both conventional and hybrid. e hypothesis for the article starts
from the consideration that even though the war is not over, there are some lessons that can be identified that should be considered
for the future security of Europe and the international environment. e author uses the analytical method of research to explain
the cause-effect relationship between the war itself and its future influence on European security and world order, and the European
nations living at the edge of the conflict. It will also theoretically test those implications to determine whether they fit the specified
hypothesis. e conflict itself has added to the international consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has magnified the disastrous
security situation not only in Europe, but all around the world, by creating additional energy (gas) and food (cereal) crises. It has also
significantly modified the regional and international security environment and there is a threat that the current World order will be
challenged. What happened in Ukraine in the past year has and will continue to have direct implications for European and Euro-
Atlantic security, and for European nations living at the edge of the conflict. erefore, this paper is significant for advising political-
military decision-makers how to better understand the modern operational environment and to adapt future defence capabilities in
the face of 21st century warfare.
Keywords:
geostrategy, active defence, non-linear warfare, power politics, lessons identified
© 2023 C-C. Ionita published by War Studies University, Poland.
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Article info
Received: 12 May 2023
Revised: 22 June 2023
Accepted: 27 June 2023
Available online: 15
August 2023
Citation: Ionita, C-C. (2023) ‘Conventional and hybrid actions in the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’, Security and Defence Quarterly, 44(4). doi: 10.35467/sdq/000000.
