UDC 364:355; JEL E24, H53
Semiv, L. K., & Klos, V. R. (2018). Sotsial'nyy zakhyst viys'kovosluzhbovtsiv: problemni pytannya v sotsiolohichniy otsintsi [Social protection of military personnel: problem issues in sociological estimation]. In Sotsial'no-ekonomichni problemy suchasnoho periodu Ukrayiny [Socio-Economic Problems of the Modern Period of Ukraine]: Vol. 133 (5) (pp. 110-116). Retrieved from http://ird.gov.ua/sep/doi/sep2018.05.116. [in Ukrainian].
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Authors



Semiv Lyubov Kazymyrivna

Doctor of Economics, Professor

Leading Researcher of the Department of social and humanitarian development of the region of the Dolishniy Institute of Regional Research of NAS of Ukraine; Professor of the Department of management and social-humanitarian disciplines of the Lviv Institute of the University of Banking

Contacts: semivlk@rambler.ru, semivlubov@gmail.com

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Klos Volodymyr Romanovych

Major

Master of Lviv Institute of the University of Banking

Contacts: klos_vr@ukr.net

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Resume

The issues of not only securing the operational capability of Ukrainian Military Forces but also increasing importance of social and legal protection of military personnel and their family members has been in the focus of events in Ukraine lately (since 2014). The foundations of social protection of military personnel emphasize the establishment of guarantees that secure the realization of constitutional rights and freedoms, meeting the material and spiritual needs of military personnel in terms of the special type of their service, status in society and maintaining the social stability in military environment. The paper defines the peculiarities and problem issues of social protection of military personnel – participants of anti-terroristic operation (ATO) in conditions of aggravated military-political situation in the country. The level of meeting the ATO participants’ needs in subsidies and compensations stipulated by the Law of Ukraine «On the Status of War Veterans and Guarantees of Their Social Protection» is estimated. Problem issues of realization of state social protection guarantees for ATO participants in terms of medicine, rehabilitation, housing, education, labour, infrastructure and land property are outlined. The measures are suggested to reduce or eliminate the negative impact of social risks on military personnel, who have no other sources of receiving decent living conditions due to their service. The place and role of various social responsibility entities in military environment in the system of social protection of military personnel is shown. Social responsibility of the command staff of a military unit and military commissariats for granting the military personnel the status of the participant of military actions and the need to inform military personnel on free of charge professional medical assistance in military medical facilities is emphasized. Problem issues in realization of state guarantees of social protection of anti-terroristic operation participants in terms of housing and utilities policy (social programs) for military personnel on allocation of land plots are outlined. The paper proves that the issue of professional growth (additional education, re-qualification) testifies to the understanding of the latter component in labour capacity of working-age individuals, who the military personnel is as well. The suggested ways to reduce or eliminate negative impact of social risks on military personnel strengthen the role of various social responsibility entities in military environment.

Keywords:

social protection, military personnel, АТО, state guarantees, social responsibility

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