Title
Russian ‘special military operation’ as a failed coup de main : an intelligence analysis perspective
Authors
[ 1 ] Wydział Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego, Akademia Sztuki Wojennej | [ P ] employee
Scientific discipline (Law 2.0)
Year of publication
2025
Published in
Article type
scientific article
Publication language
english
Keywords
PL
- Wojna rosyjsko-ukraińska (2014- )
- Agresja rosyjska na Ukrainę (2022)
- Taktyka
- Zamach stanu
- Wywiad rosyjski
- Rosja
- Ukraina
Abstract
EN The authors analyse the invasions and accompanying intelligence activities as coup de main operations, understood not as strict execution of the art of war, but rather as a coup d’état carried out by external forces on the territory of the attacked state. Coup de main as an effective surprise attack requires the use of offensive counterintelligence infiltration and the pacification of the opponent with police-type forces. In the article, these mechanisms are analysed using the example of Soviet actions in countries perceived by Moscow as its sphere of influence, the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 historical experience from the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 which the authors compare to the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops in 1968. Understanding this model of aggression requires presenting instruments for analysing how the authoritarian state operates.
Date of online publication
14.08.2025
Pages (from - to)
301 - 332
Comments
Bibliografia, netografia na stronach 327-332.
License type
CC BY-NC-SA (attribution - noncommercial - share alike)
Open Access Mode
open journal
Open Access Text Version
final published version
Release date
14.08.2025
Date of Open Access to the publication
at the time of publication
Full text of article
Access level to full text
public
Ministry points / journal
20
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