🕳️ Released Phantom Node 43: Valery Gerasimov. Technician of Hybrid Terror
- Foundation date
09 August 2025
🕳️ Released Phantom Node 43: Valery Gerasimov. Technician of Hybrid Terror
If not to win — then to destroy.
Who is this?
A theorist and practitioner of hybrid warfare, combining military, informational, economic, and cyber methods of aggression. Oversees the planning and execution of military operations, integrating propaganda, disinformation, and psychological operations into the very structure of combat.
Type of node:
Military-political power structure.
Status:
Above the law, in the shadow of political decision-making.
Form of control:
Full command over military planning, coordination of intelligence, management of resources and new technologies.
Phantom image:
A scheme connecting battle maps, information attacks, and shadow orders.
What remains after the phantom:
A doctrine of destruction, prolonged destabilization, and the atmosphere of permanent war.
Core of the node:
What sustained it?
Direct access to the army and special services, immediate link to political leadership, monopoly on military doctrine and the introduction of new technologies (cyberweapons, UAVs).
How did it become a phantom?
Transformed from an officer into a symbol of hybrid war existing beyond a specific battlefield — war became his constant instrument.
Why does the phantom still exist?
The system he serves feeds on war; absence of real mechanisms of justice; global inertia in countering hybrid threats.
Phantom’s condition:
Active, coordinating various forms of aggression simultaneously.
After the regime:
International tribunals for war crimes.
Dismantling hybrid networks and structures.
Declassification of military doctrines and criminal orders.
Collective reaction:
We see how war has become the background of life in occupied territories.
We refuse to accept this “normality.”
We name those who turn suffering into a system.
Core principle:
Stop war where it is being normalized. Dismantle systems of fear and chaos before they destroy society.
Alt-text:
Graphite portrait on aged paper background. A stern-faced older military figure, in the shadows of which drones and fragments of battle maps emerge. In the background — blurred network schemes and military technology symbols, evoking the atmosphere of hybrid terror.
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Anna Pivtorak Kostyuk
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09.08.2025
🫧 Phantom Node Dossier: Valery Gerasimov. Deep Network of Control
Key Aspects of the Phantom:
"Architect of Hybrid Warfare" (or "Strategist of War Crimes"). This phantom symbolizes his role as the chief military strategist responsible for developing and implementing modern doctrines of warfare, including hybrid and network-centric operations. He embodies the fusion of military force, information warfare, and political manipulation to achieve the Kremlin's geopolitical goals. His influence lies in forming an integrated system of aggression that extends beyond traditional armed conflict.
Regimes (which he directly shapes/supports):
⚔️ Hybrid Warfare / Network-Centric Warfare: Gerasimov is the main theoretician and practitioner of hybrid warfare, combining military, informational, economic, and cyber methods. He shapes a regime where war is waged on all fronts simultaneously.
🟠 Authoritarianism: His activities are aimed at ensuring military force and strategies that support and strengthen authoritarian rule, allowing it to commit aggression without regard for international law or internal resistance.
🕵️ Siloviki / Chekism: As the Chief of the General Staff, he is an integral part of the power vertical that operates on principles of secrecy, hierarchy, and unquestioning loyalty to the regime.
⛓️ State-Military Complex: He is one of the leaders of a system where military and state power act as a single entity aimed at achieving the Kremlin's imperial ambitions through military force.
💀 Militarism (Doctrinal Aspect): His role lies in the doctrinal justification and practical implementation of militarism as the basis of Russia's foreign and, partly, domestic policy.
Tools (which he actively uses/oversees):
🛡️ General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: As Chief of the General Staff, he manages military planning, operational command of troops, and the development of military doctrines.
🌐 Information-Psychological Operations: Active use of disinformation, propaganda, and psychological operations as an integral part of combat operations.
📈 Development of Military Technologies: Directs the development and implementation of new military technologies and weapons, including cyber weapons and UAVs.
📊 Strategic Planning and Intelligence: Leadership of all types of intelligence (military, space, radio-technical) to ensure strategic planning and decision-making.
⛓️ Command Vertical: Ensuring an uninterrupted and unquestioning vertical of military command and control, allowing rapid response to political directives.
🌍 Expeditionary Forces / Overseas Operations: Planning and coordination of military operations outside the Russian Federation.
Civilizational Influences (which he embodies/exploits):
🦅 Post-Soviet Space / Reincarnation of Empire (Military Doctrine): Gerasimov's doctrine reflects Russia's attempt to restore imperial influence, using all available means, including hybrid warfare, to destabilize and subjugate neighbors.
⚖️ Cult of Lawlessness and Impunity: His strategies, which include indiscriminate shelling of civilian targets and the use of prohibited means of warfare, contribute to the spread of the idea that "anything is allowed" to achieve goals.
😈 Escalation of Conflicts: His activities and doctrines contribute to the escalation of conflicts and their transformation into long-term, exhausting wars.
🧠 Information Manipulation: He is the architect of the information component of warfare, aimed at manipulating public opinion and creating narratives favorable to the Kremlin.
💀 Cult of War as Politics: In his doctrines, war becomes not only a continuation of politics but also its foundation, permeating all spheres of state life.
💡 Threat to International Security: His strategies and activities create a direct and systemic threat to international security and stability.
Anna Pivtorak Kostyuk
📍🗺️
09.08.2025
