INTERNATIONAL MILITARY SUPPORT OF UKRAINE IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR: HISTORICAL AND ANALYTICAL ASPECT

Tetіana Chubina,

Dr. habil. (History), Professor,

Cherkasy Institute of Fire Safetynamed after Chornobyl Heroes of

National University of Civil Defence of Ukraine,

Cherkasy, Ukraine

ORCID: 0000-0002-9383-3604

 

Yanina Fedorenko,

Dr. habil. (History), Professor,

Сherkasy Institute of Fire Safetynamed after Chornobyl Heroes of

National University of Civil Defence of Ukraine,

Cherkasy, Ukraine

ORCID: 0000-0002-5206-0705

ResearcherID: O-8901-2019

 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17721/2524-048X.2024.29.16

 

Abstract.

The article reveals the evolution of international military support for Ukraine from countries like the United States of America, Germany, France, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war from a historical and analytical perspective. The role of the specified states in the provision of military aid, as well as its volumes in the period related to the beginning of the armed conflict in the East of our country in 2014 – 2021, and during the new stage of the Russian-Ukrainian war, which began on February 24, 2022 was studied.

The purpose of the article is to make a comprehensive historical and analytical analysis of the international military support of Ukraine in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war during 2014–2024 through the prism of modern history. 

The scientific novelty lies in the study of the historical evolution of international military support for Ukraine and the volumes of military aid received from the United States of America, Germany, France, and the Baltic states, starting from the “undeclared” war in the East (2014 – 2021) and continuing through the period that began with a full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine (February 24, 2022 – early 2024).

Conclusions. Having studied this topic from a historical and analytical point of view, we draw the following conclusions. International military support has undergone a certain evolution during the ten years of the war in Ukraine. So, if at first the partner countries provided mainly non-lethal weapons and funds, in the last two years since the beginning of the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have received from the partner countries a large amount of military equipment and weapons, which are simply necessary not only for defense but also for successful offensive operations. However, it is worth noting that currently the country needs an increase in international military support, which will help the Armed Forces of Ukraine not only to deter the enemy but also to de-occupy the territories seized by Russia and restore the borders of Ukraine, recognized by the international community as of 1991.

Keywords: international geopolitics, international aid, full-scale war, aggressor country, Armed Forces of Ukraine, lethal weapons.

 

Submitted 11.08.2024

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