A DIAGNOSIS OF RUSSIA'S MILITARY CAPABILITY IN A SITUATION OF AN ESCALATION OF HOSTILITY IN UKRAINE AND POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE EASTERN NATO FLANK
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12775/HiP.2021.035Keywords
Air defense system, ballistic missiles, air potential, military doctrine, missile anti-aircraft systems, anti-aircraft artillery, air offensive operation, defensive air operationAbstract
The paper presents the results of research, whose main goal is to evaluate the aviation and rocket capability of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and Ukraine in terms of a possible launch of regular warfare. The authors primarily focus on changes in the military doctrine of the Russian Federation, which have created legal determinants of the use of armed forces outside the country’s territory in defense of national minorities, illustrated by taking control of Crimea. The authors also stress Russia’s military plans, including the development directions of the potential of armed forces as well as a possible threat to the security of the eastern NATO’s flank in the event of a conflict in Ukraine. In this respect, the capabilities of the air defense of countries on the eastern NATO flank, particularly Poland’s capability, were analyzed.
References
Cichocki, B. (2010). Doktryna wojskowa Federacji Rosyjskiej. Warszawa: BBN.
Cielma, M. (2014, April 8). Rosjanie organizują się na Krymie [Russian’s Organizing on the Crimea]. Retrieved from: http://dziennikzbrojny.pl/aktualnosci/news,2,6788,aktualnosci-z-europy,rosjanie-organizuja-sie-na-krymie.
Dęga, Cz. (1995). Uzbrojenie i pole walki wojsk lądowych do 2020 roku. Warszawa: Bellona.
Giles, K. (2015). Russia and Its Neighbours: Old Attitudes, New Capabilities. In: K. Geers (Ed.). Cyber War in Perspective: Russian Aggression against Ukraine (pp. 19–28). Tallinn: NATO CCD COE Publications.
Goniewicz, K., Goniewicz, M., & Lasota, D. (2018). Armed Forces Operation in the Scope of the Civilian Health Protection during Peacekeeping and Stabilization Missions: A Short Review. Safety and Defense, 4(1), 27–30. DOI: 10.37105/sd.9.
Jankowski, D. (2009). Nowa strategia bezpieczeństwa narodowego Federacji Rosyjskiej. Policy Papers, 35. Warszawa: Fundacja Amicus Europae. Retrieved from: https://docplayer.pl/24183027-Nowa-strategia-bezpieczenstwa-narodowego-federacji-rosyjskiej.html.
Kołata, G. (2015). Wybrane rakietowe środki napadu powietrznego Federacji Rosyjskiej. Zeszyty Naukowe AON, 4, 96–124.
Kozłow, K. (1999). Wojenno-wozdusznyje siły w sowriemiennoj wojnie. Wojennaja Mysl, 6, 23–35.
Larrabee, F.S., Pezard, S., Radin, A., Chandler, N., Crane, K., & Szayna, T.S. (2017). Russia and the West after the Ukrainian Crisis: European Vulnerabilities to Russian Pressures. Santa Monica: Rand. DOI: 10.7249/RR1305.
Michalec, M. (2000). Operacje powietrzne według poglądów rosyjskich [course development], Warszawa: AON.
Miller, D., & Foss, Ch.F. (1994). Współczesna wojna lądowa. Warszawa: Espadon.
Sinicyn, W. (1998). Wojenno-wozdusznyje siły: Probliemy stanowlienija i razwitija. Wojennaja Mysl, 4, 64–75.
The Strategy of National Security of the Russian Federation by the Year 2020 (2009). Approved by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, no 537, signed by Dmitry Medvedev on May 12, 2009.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2021 Historia i Polityka

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Nicolaus Copernicus University fully respects the right to privacy and protection of personal data of all authors. The authors’ personal data is not used for commercial and/or marketing purposes.Stats
Number of views and downloads: 797
Number of citations: 0