ПРАВОВІ ЗАСАДИ СОЦІАЛЬНОГО ЗАХИСТУ УЧАСНИКІВ БОЙОВИХ ДІЙ В УКРАЇНІ

Abstract

The article presents the results of elaboration of normative-legal acts on the issues of social protection of participants in hostilities in Ukraine. It is substantiated that proper social protection forms the levers to encourage participation in repelling and deterring Russia's armed aggression and overcoming its consequences, affect the level of social protection of combatants and create appropriate conditions to ensure a decent standard of living, health, education, work, etc. However, despite the fact that Russia's war against Ukraine has lasted for more than eight years, the legal regulation of social protection of combatants is in a state of formation and improvement. At the same time, the urgency of the development of military medical rehabilitation and relevant infrastructure is increasing in Ukraine, given the fact that disability due to hostilities in Ukraine is growing rapidly. In such circumstances, there is a need to strengthen investments of the state, local government in the development of modern rehabilitation infrastructure, to attract investment from other entities in this important area. Some achievements of recent years in the field of legal regulation of social protection of combatants in Ukraine are highlighted. A number of problematic issues outside the legal framework have been identified, in particular with regard to missing persons and prisoners of war – participants in hostilities, the lack of generally accepted standards (protocols) of social and psychological rehabilitation of combatants. The need to expand the possibilities of providing additional social guarantees to participants in hostilities at the level of united territorial communities has been proved. In order to improve the legal mechanisms of public administration in the field of social protection of combatants, it is proposed to involve public and veteran organizations, trade unions and other parties in the social process. These may be measures aimed at financial, social, legal, psychological support of citizens who are or are directed to the war zone, and their families; providing all kinds of assistance to participants in hostilities, social support for their families.