Russo-Turkish War and the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca (1768–1774)

The use of Ukrainian resources and Cossack regiments to defeat the Ottomans on the Danube. The diplomatic severing of Crimea from the Ottoman Empire through the recognition of a fictitious "independence" in preparation for the future annexation of the peninsula[1][2].

ID: C0032
Start:  January 1768
End:  December 1774
Version: 1.0
Created: 25 April 2026
Last Modified: 25 April 2026

Actors

ID Name Description
G0009 Russian Empire

Use of Ukrainian Cossack regiments for the grueling war against the Ottoman Empire: mobilization of the indigenous people's resources for imperial expansion[1].

Techniques Used

ID Name Use
T0039 Collusion with a Third Party

Signing of the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca. Diplomatic severing of Crimea from the Ottoman Empire through recognition of its formal "independence" in preparation for the subsequent annexation[2].

T0049 Forced Mobilization

Use of Ukrainian Cossack regiments for the grueling war against the Ottoman Empire: mobilization of the indigenous people's resources for imperial expansion[1].

Instruments

ID Name Description
S0009 Diplomacy

Signing of the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca. Diplomatic severing of Crimea from the Ottoman Empire through recognition of its formal "independence" in preparation for the subsequent annexation[2].

S0010 Regular Army

Use of Ukrainian Cossack regiments for the grueling war against the Ottoman Empire: mobilization of the indigenous people's resources for imperial expansion[1].

References

  1. Михаил Зыгарь. (2023). Война и наказание: Как Россия уничтожала Украину.