Defending Ukrainian soil: a knowledge management perspective

Using a knowledge management perspective, this paper develops a framework comprising three aspects: knowledge domain, cognitive domain, and physical domain in the context of warfare. Guided by the framework, it uses publicly available data to shed light on how Ukraine defended itself in the early stages of the Russo-Ukrainian War. A total of 329,352 tweets and 11,797 news article titles were collected and analysed via a combination of topic modelling and content analysis. Three key findings emerged. First, learning is an essential activity when battling in the knowledge space. Second, effective communication ensures coordination and cohesion across knowledge, cognitive, and physical domains. Third, military innovations are driven in part by the scarcity of resources. This paper provides a fresh look at the role of knowledge management in an actual war and opens new avenues for research through a data-driven approach.