Sunhurova S. Information Warfare as a Means of Political Violence.

In today's information and digital society, the problem of information warfare is one of the most pressing. Its manifestations, tools, causes, consequences, etc. require detailed scientific study due to the escalation of confrontations in the information dimension, the growth of threats and the permanent improvement of the technological component. Information warfare is a challenge for all social sectors (private, civil, public). Any actor, organization or country can be the target of information attacks. Accordingly, combating information violence and developing proactive measures is a priority in today's informatized world. For Ukraine, in the context of going beyond the hybrid and moving to a kinetic war with Russia, the study of information warfare is even more important, as the enemy's efforts to misinform Ukrainian and international audiences have increased sharply and are unprecedented.