THEORETICAL AND LEGAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL PROTECTION OF PARTICIPANTS OF COMBAT ACTIONS IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The article deals with the development of legislation that protects combatants in Ukraine. Remarkable recent achievements in the legal regulation of the social protection of combatants in Ukraine have been noted. Counteraction and containment of Russia’s armed invasion affected the participants’ protection level in the conflict; it created the necessary conditions for a decent standard of living. Despite the duration of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine – more than nine years, there is an imperfect regulation of social benefits for participants in hostilities. During the research of the normative-legal mechanism regulating the social protection of combatants, several problematic points were revealed outside the normative-legal field, particularly regarding missing persons and prisoners of war and the absence of generally accepted protocols (protocols). Furthermore, it has been found that the development of military medical rehabilitation and related infrastructure is becoming increasingly crucial in Ukraine as the country’s war-related disability is on the rise. Under these circumstances, it is necessary to increase the investments of the state and local self-government bodies in the development of modern rehabilitation institutions to attract the participation of other subjects, and this is an important direction. Some recent achievements in the legal regulation of the social protection of combatants in Ukraine were noted. The necessity of expanding the possibilities of providing additional social benefits to the participants of hostilities at the level of united territorial communities has been demonstrated. To improve state administration’s regulatory and legal mechanisms in the social protection of combatants, it is proposed to involve such organisations as public and veteran associations, unions, and other social partnerships in developing legislative acts.