ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEGAL PRINCIPLES OF CIVIL-MILITARY INTERACTION IN ISSUES OF DEFENSE AND LIFE SUPPORT OF THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THE STATE OF MARTIAL
Authors: Karamyshev Dmytro 
Published: December 2023

The work reviewed the legislation on the defense of Ukraine, the functioning of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as the organization of national resistance under martial law. The organizational and legal principles of the institutionalization of the activities of state authorities and military administration in the direction of the implementation of the state policy of civil-military interaction in conditions of martial law by solving a complex of interdepartmental issues regarding the defense of the country, the organization and development of the life support system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are substantiated. Attention is also focused on solving problematic issues of civilian life with the use of military and non-military forces and means under martial law. Conclusions and proposals are formulated, as well as the directions of promising scientific research regarding the functioning and improvement of the life support system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the conditions of martial law are outlined.
Organizational and legal issues of civil-military cooperation, joint coordination and interaction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with executive authorities, local self-government bodies, public associations, organizations and citizens are determined by special legal acts.
The legal regime of civil-military cooperation and interaction provides for the implementation of a set of activities related to the joint activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other military formations and law enforcement bodies formed in accordance with the laws of Ukraine on coordination and interaction with executive authorities, local self-government bodies, public associations, organizations and citizens for the purpose of their coordination and provision of conditions for the performance of the tasks and functions assigned to them, in particular in solving problematic issues of the life of the civilian population with the use of military and non-military forces and means.
The organization of civil-military cooperation involves: timely identification of relevant objects of the civil environment; determination of appropriate levels of interaction for military command officials; organization of meetings between officials of the military command and heads of civilian facilities; creation of a system of interaction and a notification mechanism with objects of the civil environment; definition of principles and organization of a system of joint planning of actions, exchange of information between the military command and objects of the civilian environment.
Under the conditions of martial law, solving tasks aimed at establishing effective and efficient mechanisms of coordination and civil-military cooperation of executive power bodies and military management bodies with other subjects of interaction (in particular, non-governmental organizations (including international), volunteer organizations and movements, business structures, other public associations and bodies of self-organization of the population) at the level of regional and district military administrations, as well as military administrations of settlements by leaders and officials of the relevant administrations on the basis of transparency and a clear understanding of operational needs is of particular importance and requires further
scientific research, the direction of which should primarily focus on the formation and development of an algorithmized system of operational management of relevant forces, means, auxiliary resources and tools based on the international experience of implementing relevant programs and projects, as well as standards, protocols, regulations, rules and procedures adapted to modern Ukrainian realities.