Historiography of the Participation of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian War (2014–2018)

Abstract

The article summarizes the historiography on the topic of the study on the participation of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2014–2018. The relevance of the research topic is due to the lack of special comprehensive historical studies on the participation of border guards in the Russian-Ukrainian war in Ukrainian historiography. It is worth noting that the participation of border guards in repelling Russian aggression was not limited to direct combat operations. In addition, the border guard institution had to ensure various control measures on the demarcation line in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. In addition, it is worth taking into account not only the course of military events, but also a number of numerous factors that, in their entirety, also have a significant impact on the course of the war. In particular, national issues, problems of regional social, economic, political and cultural development. At the same time, when studying modern armed conflicts, it is necessary to take into account the issue of civil-military cooperation in the state territories that have been liberated from the aggressor. Some historiographical sources include memoir literature, which provides testimonies of direct participants in hostilities. Thus, based on the achievements of modern Ukrainian scientific thought, it becomes possible to summarize the historiography of the problem in question in order to determine the place and role of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2014–2018. Prospects for further research include the analysis of the source base in order to assess its representativeness in the study of the history of the border agency’s participation in the Russian-Ukrainian war of 2014–2018.