Tension of a Hybrid War and Situational Awareness of Civilians in Case of Military Aggression

Abstract

On February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine, and it led to an escalation in the Russian-Ukrainian War, which started in 2014. September 2023 came with new disturbing trends for the Baltic countries and Finland- rapidly rising numbers of asylum seekers coming from Belarus and Russia. Belarus offers Russia a European partnership, although other former Soviet Union republics have joined alliances with Western countries and NATO. In November 2023, the Finnish government announced a temporary closure of its entire border with Russia after weeks of tensions between the asylum seekers coming from Russia, labelling it as a "hybrid operation" executed by Moscow.

Are the Baltic states well protected and prepared for military aggression from Russia and Belarus?

This paper proposes a prototype application for mobile phones, which could be used in case of military aggression from the East. By determining the type of intruder or possible threat, it would be likely to obtain additional information from the application's database and develop a diagram of the current situation to show whether the user's position is safe.

When using such applications, civilians would have better situational awareness, making them more predictable and calmer inside.