The legal status of the Ukrainian Information Technology forces under international humanitarian law

Key Points

• Modern warfare has revealed new limits of conventional weapons in the context of information tactics.
• This conflict marks the first military engagement where virtual and physical battlefields intersect, notably through advanced technology.
• International humanitarian law provides a framework to assess the legitimacy of the Information Technology Army's actions.
• The emergence of IT forces calls for a reevaluation of existing legal definitions and protections in modern conflict situations.