FEATURES OF PROVIDING TROOPS WITH INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION

Abstract

This paper analyzes the features of providing troops with intelligence information, it is noted that for the successful conduct of a modern battle, it is necessary, first of all, to know the enemy, his forces, means and nature of actions. In order to provide commanders and staffs of all levels with this data, there is a type of combat support for military actions - intelligence and its most important component - intelligence and information work. The experience of conducting military operations shows that only where reconnaissance is conducted actively and purposefully, combat tasks are solved successfully and with the least losses. On the contrary, poorly organized intelligence has always been the main reason for the failure of combat missions. The modern combat experience of the troops shows that nowadays the volume of tasks solved by intelligence has grown significantly. On the other hand, the terms of their implementation have significantly shortened. The requirements for the time of data transmission and the accuracy of determining the coordinates of enemy objects have increased. It is noted in the work that intelligence and information work includes the organization, collection, processing of intelligence information, timely reporting to the commander, senior commander, and delivery of the necessary data to the heads of military branches and services, commanders (staffs) of subordinate, interacting units and neighbors. In order for unit commanders to make a decision on the conduct of hostilities, they need to have an intelligence report, which formulates conclusions based on the assessment of the modern enemy in real time. It was noted that today it is the organization of intelligence and information work that is becoming the most important component in the intelligence support of units in a modern battle, therefore primary-level scouts must have a high level of knowledge and skills of modern methods of organization of intelligence and information work in units. The analysis of hostilities in the East of Ukraine shows that success in battle is primarily influenced by the degree of accuracy and reliability of information about the enemy, as well as a timely report on the probabilities of his predicted actions.