Organization of the resistance movement in the territory of Ukraine and territory of the enemy country to counter the armed forces of the aggressor country
Abstract
Purpose: is to reveal approaches to effective planning, organization and conduct of resistance activities in conditions of armed aggression. Research into ways to improve existing resistance mechanisms, determine the role of structures involved in its organization, and formulate practical recommendations for actions in potentially occupied territories.
Method: analysis and synthesis.
Research results: In the course of the study, the framework for organizing the planning and execution of resistance movement activities was defined, and proposals for its improvement were developed. The tasks of the structures involved in organizing the resistance movement, as well as those of the resistance groups operating in the territories the enemy may attempt to occupy, were identified.
Value: The article may be useful for both scholars studying issues related to the organization and management of resistance movements, as well as military personnel and public officials directly involved in operational and strategic planning and the development of the defense sector.
Type of article: theoretical.
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