The article includes the analysis of the peculiarities of the using information technologies by Russian Federation in the context of conducting information-psychological special operations in Ukraine at the present stage. Russian information-psychological operations’ in Ukraine essence, peculiarities, aims, subjects, objects and distribution channels are disclosed. The periodization of the transformation stages of Russian information-psychological operations against Ukraine is disclosed. The role of modern media in spreading key messages in the context of conducting information-psychological operations in Ukraine is shown. The design of the system for analyzing posts in social media using an object-oriented approach was carried out.
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