Russian-Ukrainian Technological War

Abstract

The Black Sea region is a priority region, where six countries are involved – Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and Georgia. Of course, of these countries, Russia has the greatest influence on the Black Sea region, followed by Turkey. Accordingly, the Russian-Ukrainian war poses great political, economic and social risks both in the South Caucasus and in the entire Black Sea region. Especially when the world is in such a phase of technological achievements, when there is active talk of replacing soldiers with robots. To some extent, this is already working, experts call this war a technological war, and this also has a certain impact on its duration. The Black Sea states need new technological protection. The use of modern technologies has contributed significantly to the colossal losses of the Russian-Ukrainian war – many people have died and infrastructure has been destroyed. This conflict includes a large amount of cyberattacks, disinformation, economic pressure, and components of hybrid warfare. This is not new, Ukraine receives modern equipment from the United States, NATO, the European Union, Great Britain, Germany, France, Poland, and other European countries. The use of new technologies, such as cyber warfare, the use of artificial intelligence, can be said to already affect geopolitics and military operations with potential benefits, on the one hand, by reducing losses in the defensive direction, and on the other hand, by increasing losses in the event of an attack, providing detailed target information, and assisting in logistical issues. AI is also used in information and psychological warfare. Artificial intelligence technologies are actively used in cyberattacks, which creates a very dangerous reality.