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"The doctrine calls for a 4:1 ratio of non-military to military action. Gerasimov emphasizes "the importance of controlling the information space and the real-time coordination of all aspects of a campaign, in addition to the use of targeted strikes deep in enemy territory and the destruction of critical civilian as well as military infrastructure." Also he proposes to cloak regular military units in "the disguise of peacekeeper or crisis-management forces."<ref>{{cite web |last=Murphy |first=Martin |date=12 September 2016 |title=Understanding Russia's Concept for Total War in Europe |url=https://www.heritage.org/defense/report/understanding-russias-concept-total-war-europe |website=The Heritage Foundation |language=en}}</ref>}}

"The doctrine calls for a 4:1 ratio of non-military to military action. Gerasimov emphasizes "the importance of controlling the information space and the real-time coordination of all aspects of a campaign, in addition to the use of targeted strikes deep in enemy territory and the destruction of critical civilian as well as military infrastructure." Also he proposes to cloak regular military units in "the disguise of peacekeeper or crisis-management forces."<ref>{{cite web |last=Murphy |first=Martin |date=12 September 2016 |title=Understanding Russia's Concept for Total War in Europe |url=https://www.heritage.org/defense/report/understanding-russias-concept-total-war-europe |website=The Heritage Foundation |language=en}}</ref>}}

To understand this divergence, we must first dispel a persistent myth: the notion of "[[hybrid warfare]]" as a Russian doctrine. The term never existed in Russian military theory. It emerged from a [[The West|Western]] misreading of General Gerasimov's 2013 essay, later amplified by analysts who imagined Russia waging some novel form of conflict blending cyberattacks, [[disinformation]], and conventional force. By 2018, even Mark Galeotti, the prominent scholar who popularized the "Gerasimov Doctrine", publicly retracted the concept in ''Foreign Policy'' magazine, admitting he had "created a chimera."

To understand the divergence between [[The West|Western]] military doctrine and Rusasian., we must first dispel a persistent myth: the notion of "[[hybrid warfare]]" as a Russian doctrine. The term never existed in Russian military theory. It emerged from a [[The West|Western]] misreading of General Gerasimov's 2013 essay, later amplified by analysts who imagined Russia waging some novel form of conflict blending cyberattacks, [[disinformation]], and conventional force. By 2018, even Mark Galeotti, the prominent scholar who popularized the "Gerasimov Doctrine", publicly retracted the concept in ''Foreign Policy'' magazine, admitting he had "created a chimera."

However, lesser known is the fact that in 2019 Gerasimov, was said to have updated a sort of informal v2.0 of his ‘Doctrine’, which once more re-emphasized the importance of preparing for a more classical, direct military confrontation of bruteforce armies.

However, lesser known is the fact that in 2019 Gerasimov, was said to have updated a sort of informal v2.0 of his ‘Doctrine’, which once more re-emphasized the importance of preparing for a more classical, direct military confrontation of bruteforce armies.