Joint international military exercises of NATO countries... within the implementation of programs supporting peace and security in Ukraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (325) ◽  
pp. 54-61
Author(s):  
Andrey Mahomedov
Keyword(s):  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Black Sea Region ◽  
Military Conflict ◽  
The North ◽  
Military Exercises ◽  
Border Conflicts ◽  
Military Units ◽  
Secessionist Movement

This article considers the issue of annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea peninsular territory by the RussianFederation and further deployment of the secessionist movement in the southeastern regions of Ukraine thatsubsequently developed into a military conflict in the east of Ukraine. The research analysed the directionsand character of the cooperation between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Alliance military units. Thelevel of practical interaction within the framework of existing NATO-Ukraine bilateral partnership programs,including military trainings, was also identified. The chronology of transformation of organizational formsof Ukrainian army’s presence in the east of Ukraine from the Anti-Terrorist Operation to the Joint ForcesOperation and the role of NATO in this process were also considered. The elements of the North AtlanticAlliance’s influence on the reform of the Ukrainian army were identified directly following the requirementsand standards defined by the Organization. The role of NATO’s Liaison Office, located in Kyiv, Ukraine, andthe Center for Security and Information Processing was outlined. Particular attention was paid to the issueof counteracting cybercrimes and protecting the state’s information systems from external influences. Inparticular, reference was made to the protection of the state’s critical infrastructure elements (nuclear powerplants, strategic state-owned enterprises, etc.), including electronic registers of citizens e-lists and the state’sbanking system databases. The activities of the NATO Cybercrime Operations Centers and the establishmentof similar institutions in Ukraine were also researched. The maritime component of cooperation betweenUkraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was analysed, taking into account the aggravation ofthe situation in Azov-Black Sea region during 2018, associated with the passage of Ukrainian warships of theAzov Fleet of the Naval Forces of Ukraine through the Kerch Strait which is under the control of the occupyingtroops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. As a result, so-called border conflicts were causedleading to the capture of Ukrainian warships and sailors by Russians in November 2018.

Causes and prerequisites of the occupation of Luhansk and Donetsk regions: empirical analysis of territories (on the basis of indicators of the democratization index “Freedom in the World 2020”)

2021 ◽  
pp. 43-48
Author(s):  
M. Vehesh ◽  
R. Kopolovets
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
Political Regime ◽  
Military Conflict ◽  
Democratic Development ◽  
Occupied Territories ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Hybrid War ◽  
First Time

Summary. The article examines the main reasons and preconditions for the occupation of certain regions in eastern Ukraine. The influence and role of Russia in this military conflict are analyzed, and for the first time an empirical (applied) analysis of the democratization index in the temporarily occupied territories is carried out. Russia’s aggressive policy in eastern Ukraine is part of a “hybrid” war against Ukraine that began in early 2014 with the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. With the support of Russia, the so-called “Donetsk and Luhansk” people’s republics were created in eastern Ukraine. In essence, these are occupation military administrations that number more than 30,000 people, including regular troops and instructors of the armed forces of the Russian Federation. These are well-armed military formations, the number and combat capabilities of which are not inferior to the armies of individual European countries. In the temporarily occupied territories there is a total political and ideological “Russification”, the purpose of which is the alienation and further isolation of these territories from official Kyiv. It should be noted that the hostilities, which have been going on for the sixth year, pose serious economic, political, legal, and geopolitical problems on Ukraine’s path to consolidating the democratic regime and integrating with the European community. The change of political regime in 2013 in Ukraine opened up prospects for the consolidation of national identity and the restoration of the course of Euro-Atlantic integration, which was usually not accepted by official Moscow and personally by President Putin. It should be clearly understood that the war in Donbass, provoked by Russia, is the result of a systematic and long-term policy of Russia towards Ukraine as a country with a favorable geopolitical location and a kind of bridge between Europe and Russia. The article pays special attention to the theoretical and applied analysis of democratic development in Donbass. It should be noted that from 2020 “Freedom House” will start monitoring the territory and accordingly provide quantitative data on the democratization index with the appropriate analytical base and forecasts.

The role of commanders in the organization and conduct of preventive work with soldiers

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-26
Author(s):  
Анашкин ◽  
Oleg Anashkin
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Preventive Work ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Disciplinary System ◽  
The Military ◽  
Military Units ◽  
Military Discipline

The article is devoted to the analysis of the role of commanders of military units in organizing and conducting preventive work with soldiers. Given the specificity of organizational and managerial activities in the field of improving the disciplinary system in the division. Specification of the perspective directions of preventive influence on subordinates. The material is aimed at improving work with the military, reducing the number of violations of military discipline in the units of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation.

What was Nikon guilty of, or the Role of modern narratives of Raskol in the maintaining the Old Believers’ identity

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 12-20
Author(s):  
Natalia S. Dushakova
Keyword(s):  
Black Sea ◽  
Historical Narratives ◽  
Black Sea Region ◽  
Group Boundaries ◽  
Old Believers ◽  
The North ◽  
Historical Past ◽  
North Western ◽  
The Way

Based on oral narratives of the Raskol (schism) recorded among the Old Believers of the North-Western Black Sea Region in 2008–2017, the article analyses inner versions of the topical historical past and the way they influence the delineation of group boundaries «from within» the communities. Narratives about Patriarch Nikon are viewed as mythological historical narratives. They are characterized by the non-linearity of time, inclusion of significant motives (distortion / betrayal of faith, persecution of the Old Believers) and indications of ethno-confessional features Old Believers themselves find significant.

scholarly journals THE USE OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN RESTORING CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS IN THE CHECHEN REPUBLIC IN 1994-1995

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-56
Author(s):  
V.A. Gurov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
North Caucasus ◽  
Constitutional Order ◽  
The North ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Military ◽  
Military Units

The article is devoted to the role and place of the armed forces of the Russian Federation in restoring constitutional order in the Chechen Republic. The author summarized the experience of using military units and subunits in regrouping and destroying militants in urban and mountainous conditions. He offers a comprehensive analysis of the shortcomings in the training of military units. The article also contains author's subjective observations made during participation in the military operations in Chechnya.

scholarly journals February 1920 in the Arkhangelsk Gubernia: Chain Reaction of the “Bloodless Revolution” in Arkhangelsk

2021 ◽  
pp. 259-274
Author(s):  
Tatyana I. Troshina ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Original Plan ◽  
Red Army ◽  
Soviet Russia ◽  
The Military ◽  
Military Units

The article analyses the situation in Arkhangelsk when the Armed Forces of the Northern Region were preparing to leave the region, after the majority of the population of the gubernia (via delegates of the Zemstvo-city assembly) had expressed their desire to make peace with Soviet Russia. All garrisons and front-line units received an order to leave warehouses with weapons and food in the hands of local authorities and those of military servicemen who wished to stay; those who wished to leave were to move in an orderly manner towards railway for evacuation. The original plan was violated, since most military units reacted negatively to the order to retreat. Uprising began in order to prevent the departure of the main forces. In these circumstances, the command announced dissolution of the disciplined units, offering them to leave voluntarily for the West (to Murmansk, and from there to Norway). Thus, the servicemen were disorganized and fell prey to the “military revolutionary committees” that were springing up on the ground. The goals of these organizations were to “restore the Soviet power” and to disarm those few volunteer units that did not want to capitulate before the arrival of the Red Army. Military revolutionary committees co-opted most authoritative local figures into their memberships and transformed into “revolutionary committees,” which were to maintain order and to prepare grand welcome for the Red units. Before decisions were made at the command level, fraternization began at the front and later delegations exchange between military units on opposite sides of the front. Scanty and scattered sources, on the basis of which the described events have been reconstructed, show that the role of garrisons in the "change of power" was less significant in the uezd centers located far from the front line. The local community sought to create loyal new government as it had happened several times in 1917 and in 1918: by peacefully transferring their power to the “Soviets of deputies” in a manner similar to the transfer of power to the “Zemstvo bodies” in August 1918. The material of the article and its main conclusions provide an opportunity to take a fresh look at the seemingly well-known events of the Civil War, namely, “the liberation of the Soviet North from the White Guards.”

Naxalite Rebellion: Disenfranchisement, Ideology and Recognition of a Non International Armed Conflict

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zia Akhtar
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
Military Conflict ◽  
The North ◽  
Geneva Conventions ◽  
Special Power ◽  
The Government

The military conflict within India’s borders whose origins are in the marginalisation of tribal peoples involves the government forces and the Naxalite rebels. This conflict has become more intense in the last decade with land being acquired to enable corporations to mine resources and the lack of redress for the Adivasi, who are the indigenous people who inhabit these territories. The alienation of the rural communities and tribes from the north eastern states, which are located on the ‘red corridor’ is because the government has failed to implement protection for Scheduled Tribes who carry a protected status in the Indian constitution. The Naxalite movement has launched a violent struggle which has led to an emergency declared under Article 355, and there has been an incremental increase in the rate of fatalities. The failure of public interest litigation and the enforcement of the Armed Forces Special Power Act (afsa) means that the domestic remedies for empowerment are not successful. The breach of human rights has to be assessed against the insurgency of the Naxalite guerillas and the Geneva Conventions that are applicable under the Non International Armed Conflict (niac). This paper will assess the rural origins of the conflict, environmental damage and the litigation by the Adivasi communities before addressing the rules under which the protections are available in the international humanitarian law. This will argue for the strict implementation of the Geneva Conventions and for niac to be liable for intervention as an International Armed Conflict (iac).

scholarly journals CAN WE WIN THIS WAR? SLOVENIAN ARMED FORCES RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CHALLENGES 15 YEARS LATER

2018 ◽  
pp. 75-94
Author(s):  
BOŠTJAN MOČNIK
Keyword(s):  
High Capacity ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Great Difficulty ◽  
Economic Pressure ◽  
Military Recruitment ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
High Level ◽  
Military Units

Povzetek V članku so predstavljeni izzivi in uspešnost zaposlovanja in zadrževanja vojaških oseb v Slovenski vojski ter vloga ugodnosti in nadomestil v nekaterih članicah Nata. Prehod na poklicno sestavo Slovenske vojske in njen zakonodajni okvir ne podpirata zaključka njene profesionalizacije. Petnajst let po opustitvi naborniškega sistema se je Slovenska vojska znašla pred veliko dilemo glede svoje funkcionalnosti. Do tega je prišlo zaradi neuspešnosti pri pridobivanju in zadrževanju kadra. Zaradi nizke stopnje popolnjenosti enot v SV in posledično tudi njihove nizke stalnosti in stabilnosti vojaške enote vse težje dosegajo visoke standarde usposobljenosti in s tem tudi sposobnost izvajanja osnovnega poslanstva – sposobnosti za bojevanje. Slovenska vojska je kot organizacija izpostavljena velikemu demografskemu in ekonomskemu pritisku trga delovne sile in danes ni prepoznana kot zanimiv zaposlovalec za mlade. Ne le za svoj nadaljni razvoj, temveč celo obstoj, nujno potrebuje nov družbenopolitični konsenz v družbi. Ključne besede: Slovenska vojska, oborožene sile, zagotavljanje virov, zaposlovanje in zadrževanje kadra v vojski, beneficije in nadomestila.   Abstract This article presents the challenges and the success of recruitment and retention of military personnel in the SAF. It also addresses the role of benefits and compensations in some NATO member states. The transition to a professional army in the SAF and its legal framework do not support the conclusion of its professionalization. Fifteen years after abandoning the conscription system, the SAF has come to a big dilemma regarding its functionality. This has occurred because the recruitment and retention of its members have not been successful. Due to a high level of vacancies in SAF units and consequently their low continuity and stability, military units have great difficulty achieving high capacity standards and consequently the competence of carrying out their main mission – combat ability. The SAF as an organization is exposed to important demographic and economic pressure of the labour market and is nowadays not perceived as an alluring employer for young people. It is, therefore, in urgent need of a new socio-political consensus within the society, not only to ensure its future development, but also its sheer existence. Key words: Slovenian Armed Forces, armed forces, provision of resources, military recruitment and retention, benefits and compensations.

scholarly journals MILITARY EXERCISES AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE (2014–2016)

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 38-47
Author(s):  
Serhii POPKO
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Crimean Peninsula ◽  
Peacekeeping Operations ◽  
Partnership For Peace ◽  
The North ◽  
Military Exercises ◽  
Republic Of The Congo ◽  
The Military

The features of the participation of military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in multinational military exercises held in our country and abroad in 2014–2016 are considered. The occupation of the Crimean Peninsula by the Russian Federation (RF), the veiled appearance of Russian troops on the territory of Donetsk and Lugansk regions, which marked the beginning of the so-called "Hybrid warfare" forced the leadership of our state to intensify contacts with the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and pay considerable attention to multinational training, as within the framework of the Partnership for Peace program. During military exercises («Saber Guardian / Rapid Trident»), «Flaming Thunder», «Flaming Sword», «Anakonda», «Hunter», «Combined Resolve» etc.), military personnel exchange knowledge and combat experience, strengthening partnerships, compatibility, and ability of the military of Ukraine, NATO member states, and their partners to work together. The features of the AFU servicemen's peacekeeping activities at the initial stage of the modern Russian-Ukrainian war (United Nations operations in Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Afghanistan, the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo etc.) are considered. It was stated that during peacekeeping operations, military personnel mainly patrolled the areas of responsibility, transported United Nations (UN) personnel, escorted humanitarian aid, controlled the ceasefire, as well as the withdrawal of troops. Keywords: NATO, Ukraine, Partnership for Peace, international military exercises, peacekeeping operations, Armed Forces of Ukraine.

scholarly journals Specifics of Trade-Economic Relations Within the North-Western Black Sea Region in the Antiquity

Archaeology ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 5-11
Author(s):  
Ihor Bruiako
Keyword(s):  
Black Sea ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Black Sea Region ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
The North ◽  
Roman Time ◽  
North Western

In the article the specifics of coins circulation and the role of money in the trade-economic relations in the North-Western Black Sea Region in the antiquity are analyzed. Some coins distinctions in the ancient Greek period and Roman time are noted.

Organization of volunteer forces of the Ottoman Empire from representatives of the peoples of the North Caucasus during the Russian-Ottoman war of 1877-1878 on the Caucasus-Asia Minor Front

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-202
Author(s):  
Vladimir A. Pankin
Keyword(s):  
Ottoman Empire ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Russian Empire ◽  
Asia Minor ◽  
North Caucasus ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
The North ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Russian Empire ◽  
Military Units

This article, based on a wide range of sources, primarily of foreign origin (Turkish, English, French and Austrian), examines the issue of an attempt by immigrants from the North Caucasus to integrate into Ottoman society by forming voluntary military units on the eve of and during the years of the Russian-Ottoman war of 1877-1878 The author conducted a study of issues that were practically not studied in domestic and world historiography related to the legislative support of the volunteer movement during the preparation of the armed forces for the expected military conflict with the Russian Empire, the number of formed military units from representatives of the peoples of the North Caucasus, their ethnicity, and command staff and a number of other issues, including uniforms of irregular parts of the Ottoman Empire, weapons and sources staffing. Based on an analysis of the sources available to us, the author concludes that the leadership of the Ottoman Empire is inevitable to seek help from the North Caucasus Muhajir, to form irregular cavalry units from them. The author also concludes that, for the conduct of hostilities on the Caucasus-Asia Minor Front, units formed from the peoples of the Central and Eastern Caucasus were sent: Dagestanis, Kabardins, Ossetians, Chechens and Kumyks, who, after resettlement from the Russian Empire, were settled by the Ottoman government in the territory Sivas and Erzurum vilayets, as well as Samsun (Djanik) sanjak.

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