RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORCES AND MEANS OF THE STATE BORDER SERVICE OF UKRAINE FOR ACTION IN THE CONDITIONS OF COMPLICATION OF THE MILITARY AND POLITICAL SITUATION

Authors

  • M.O. Matsyshyn Bohdan Khmelnytsky National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Author
  • A.M. Mashtaler Bohdan Khmelnytsky National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Author
  • D.O. Oleshko Bohdan Khmelnytsky National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Author
  • V.V. Minyailuk Military Unit A1471 Author
  • Yu.A. Babiy Bohdan Khmelnytsky National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17721/2519-481X/2022/75-12

Keywords:

complication of the military-political situation, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, forces and means of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, armed conflict

Abstract

Effective development of the military sphere of Ukraine in the future is considered possible under the condition of integration of all military formations of the state into a unified structure with its further transformation into an integral system of military organization of the state. At the same time, special attention should be paid to the creation of unified subsystems to ensure its viability. The variability and uncertainty of the current geopolitical situation on a global and regional scale makes new demands to ensure Ukraine's national security and the adequacy of its military-political model to the threats and challenges of today. Each armed conflict forces to adjust the models of use of bodies (units) of military and law enforcement agencies, including the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation in Ukraine is no exception. In the realities of the war, the role of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, which is an important component of national security, and together with other military formations and public authorities is the core of the security and defense sector of Ukraine. The need to study this issue as part of the theory of operational art of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine is due to its significant changes in the nature and content of recent wars and local conflicts (military confrontation in Chechnya, Russian-Georgian conflict in 2008, Joint Forces operation). hybrid war ”) in eastern Ukraine and the Russian armed invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022). The lack of research in this aspect significantly reduces the effectiveness of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in the context of aggravation of the military-political situation, the effectiveness of its activities in performing tasks to ensure the security of the state border. Based on the general regimes of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, the article identifies the main tasks and provides recommendations for the actions of forces and means of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in the period of complicating the military-political situation.

Author Biographies

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Published

2022-05-20

Issue

Section

GENERAL QUESTIONS