Muscovite–Ukrainian War (1658–1659)
Open military aggression by the Tsardom of Muscovy in response to the hetman's attempt to break vassalage. It was accompanied by the incitement of civil war through the sponsoring of an opposition ("the revolt of Pushkar and Barabash"[1]) and by a direct invasion of the Muscovite army, which suffered catastrophic losses at Konotop: "The flower of the Muscovite cavalry... perished in a single day"[2].
Actors
| ID | Name | Description |
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| G0008 | Tsardom of Muscovy |
Seeking to weaken the Hetmanate from within and prevent it from breaking its vassalage, Moscow began artificially fomenting civil war. The Tsardom generously sponsored and armed the internal opposition against the lawful government, provoking the period of the bloody Ruin: "The uprising of Pushkar and Barabash"[1]. |
Techniques Used
| ID | Name | Use | |
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| T0019 | Military Intervention |
When covert methods of destabilization proved insufficient, the Tsardom moved to open military invasion. The regular Muscovite army attempted to force the Hetmanate into submission, which ended for it in catastrophe at Konotop: "The flower of the Muscovite cavalry, which had made the fortunate campaigns of '54 and '55, perished in a single day..."[2]. |
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| T0018 | Proxy War |
Seeking to weaken the Hetmanate from within and prevent it from breaking its vassalage, Moscow began artificially fomenting civil war. The Tsardom generously sponsored and armed the internal opposition against the lawful government, provoking the period of the bloody Ruin: "The uprising of Pushkar and Barabash"[1]. |
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Instruments
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S0010 | Regular Army |
When covert methods of destabilization proved insufficient, the Tsardom moved to open military invasion. The regular Muscovite army attempted to force the Hetmanate into submission, which ended for it in catastrophe at Konotop: "The flower of the Muscovite cavalry, which had made the fortunate campaigns of '54 and '55, perished in a single day..."[2]. |
| S0017 | Secret Police and Security Services |
Seeking to weaken the Hetmanate from within and prevent it from breaking its vassalage, Moscow began artificially fomenting civil war. The Tsardom generously sponsored and armed the internal opposition against the lawful government, provoking the period of the bloody Ruin: "The uprising of Pushkar and Barabash"[1]. |