Goldfish Protocol: Inside Ukraine’s Campaign of Targeted Strikes

di Russell Borna (Autore)

Russell Borna, 2025

Goldfish Protocol: Inside Ukraine's Campaign of Targeted Strikes is an unflinching exploration of how a nation on the brink of destruction transformed itself into one of the most agile and formidable intelligence powers of the twenty-first century. From the ashes of the Soviet collapse to the full-scale invasion of 2022, Ukraine's journey was not just about survival on the battlefield—it was about mastering the unseen war fought in shadows, signals, and silence. This book takes readers deep inside Ukraine's intelligence revolution. It begins with a state crippled by corruption and infiltration, inheriting hollow institutions from the Soviet past. What follows is a relentless story of rebuilding: purges of traitors, the founding of the Fifth Directorate, and the rise of HUR as a modern military intelligence powerhouse. Along the way, covert programs like the Goldfish initiative created operatives with flawless legends, while Unit 2245 cracked Russia's secrets through cyber infiltration and signals mastery. From MH17's intercepts to sabotage raids in Crimea, from drone swarms that crippled armored divisions to assassinations in Moscow itself, Ukraine demonstrated that even a smaller nation could stand against an empire by weaponizing ingenuity. Operations extended far beyond the Donbas trenches: Wagner mercenaries hunted in Syria, supply lines disrupted in Sudan, and Russian cyber vulnerabilities exposed through something as trivial as food delivery apps. Every strike, every leak, every deception became part of a doctrine of precision attrition—Operation Spiderweb—that ensnared Moscow's vast army in invisible threads. The narrative also pulls back the curtain on Ukraine's alliances and tensions with Western partners. The CIA and MI6 trained and advised, but often restrained Kyiv's boldest ambitions. Washington debated escalation, while Ukrainians reminded the world they bore the blood price of survival. Out of these quiet arguments emerged a hybrid doctrine that balanced daring with deniability, bold strikes with careful narratives. At its heart, Goldfish Protocol is a story about the fusion of intelligence, media, and morale. Drones became both weapons and cameras; cyber leaks became both sabotage and satire; Zelensky's nightly addresses became as decisive as any missile strike. The spy state Ukraine built is not a temporary apparatus—it is an enduring institution, a cultural identity where every farmer, coder, and student contributes to the unseen war. This book captures that transformation in sweeping detail, from the myths of the Ghost of Kyiv to the ruthless realities of counterintelligence purges. Rich with detail, grounded in real events, and written with the pace of a thriller, Goldfish Protocol provides readers with a comprehensive picture of modern warfare where truth, perception, and precision matter as much as tanks and missiles. It is a story of resilience, ingenuity, and defiance, revealing how Ukraine turned weakness into strength and reshaped the global understanding of what intelligence warfare looks like in the twenty-first century. For anyone seeking to understand not only the war in Ukraine but the future of conflict itself, this book is both a history and a warning. The unseen front endures—and its lessons will echo far beyond Eastern Europe.

• Autore: Russell Borna
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: Russell Borna
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798232595708