The Issue of the Population’s Life Safety and a Policy Mix to Address It

Aim . To analyze both the relevance of measures taken by state bodies to ensure the population’s safety of life activity in modern conditions and the legal grounds of these measures. Methodology . The study analyzes the recent cyberattacks and other fraudulent actions by malicious actors, as well as the challenges arising in 2022–2024 due to the deterioration of relations between Russia and the developed countries of the Western world. The authors apply the method of system analysis and the method of express analysis. Documents from the official websites of the Central Bank, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, the President of the Russian Federation, and other sources are used as sources. Results . The analysis concerning cyberattacks, which were focused on government agencies and departments, as well as key commercial structures, the level of unauthorized outflow of funds of citizens of the Russian Federation is assessed. The article systematizes the key challenges faced by the Russian state and the country’s population. The state mechanisms of problem solving are identified, the primary analysis of their effectiveness is given. The relevance of normative-legal documents is analyzed from the point of view of modern challenges, as well as the challenges of the future, the meaning of which is not yet completely clear. Research implications. The article touches upon the issues concerning changing the vector of efforts application on the part of the Russian Federation’s state bodies, focused on ensuring the safety of vital activities of the population under conditions of the Special military operation in Ukraine. The materials of the research can be useful for clarification of the state policy in the sphere of provision of life safety of the population in modern conditions.