Conflict in Ukraine. When the Hybrid Strategy does not work: DOI: http://dx.doi.org.10.18847/1.19.4

Abstract

In 2014 the Russian armed forces successfully invaded the Crimean peninsula without firing hardly a single shot. The allegedly same armed forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022 with a significantly different result. The poor operational effectiveness displayed by these armed forces leads to many questions about which have been the causes of this failure. This article aims to get into this analysis, specifically in the year 2022, for being that year the center of our interest, while delving into the little-revealed role played by the Russian air force.