01024nas a2200181   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653002100043653001900064653001400083653001500097653002300112100002300135245004800158300001000206490000700216520061900223       2018                            d10aCognitive attack10acognitive bias10afake news10ahybrid war10amass consciousness1 aGeorgii Pocheptsov00aCognitive Attacks in Russian Hybrid Warfare  a37-430 v413 a<p>A cognitive attack aims to change the interpretation of the situation by an individual and in mass consciousness. Cognitive attacks are actively using cognitive biases as automatic shortcuts for the mass consciousness. This article provides analysis of the following media instruments used by the Russian Federation: changing the concepts for describing the situation by adapting older negative images and myths for the current context, creating fake events and objects to help keeping the intended line of attack on the enemy; and organizing various protest actions in Ukraine tailored for Russian TV news.</p>