Metaphorical modeling of the armed conflict in Donbas (April 2014 - April 2022) in the Russian media discourse

The article analyzes the features of the metaphorical modeling of the armed conflict in the Donbas (April 2014 - April 2022) in the Russian media discourse. Examples of materials from the newspapers Internet resources covering the events of the fighting in the Donbass, identified, classified and analyzed onomastic units present in print and online materials. The role of metaphors in the discursive practice of journalists devoted to the armed intra-Ukrainian conflict, the influence of these metaphorical modeling on the formation of readers' general picture of the armed conflict on the territory of Donbass is investigated. Special attention is paid to the functioning of metaphors as structural elements of the discursive space of military operations in the east of Ukraine. The presented analysis and its results can be useful when considering the media discourse of armed conflicts of various etiologies and intensity.