Social media in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, 2022–2025
Journal: Journal of Political Research
Year: 2026

The study aims to identify the role of social media in the Russian–Ukrainian conflict from 2022 to 2025 and to determine the mechanisms of their influence on the formation and consolidation of the enemy image. Social media are viewed as a specific type of media structure embedded in digital platforms and characterized by the features of unregulated media channels that perform the functions of informing, engaging, and organizing audiences. The methodological framework combines information-communi