The legal basis of social security for village officers and members of their families according to the legislation of Ukraine

The article examines the current state of the legislative system of Ukraine, which regulates the social protection of military personnel and their family members. The main principles of state policy in the field of social security of this category of persons were considered, and it was determined that the main directions of such policy are: a) establishment of a unified system of social and legal protection; b) guaranteeing favorable conditions in the economic, social, and political spheres to military personnel and members of their families; c) development of effective and accessible mechanisms for the realization of their rights to social protection by this category of persons. Social security of persons who defend the state is an extremely important direction of state policy, which is of primary importance not only during the war, but also after its end. Today, there is no more important task than protecting and ensuring the rights of servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations that defend the territorial integrity and sovereignty of our state. It is noted that today in Ukraine there is a system of normative legal acts of various legal force that regulate issues of social and legal protection of military personnel, their constitutional rights and freedoms, and guarantees regarding their implementation. At the same time, despite the fact that the legislation in this field is constantly developing and improving, many problematic issues require an effective mechanism for their resolution. The types of social guarantees of servicemen and their family members and the peculiarities of their provision during the period of martial law in the country are considered. A conclusion was made about the irregularity of the norms that determine specific types of social protection of servicemen and their family members, as a significant number of normative legal acts do not always indicate the provision of integral and comprehensive social protection. And also, the absence of a single legislative act that would determine mutually agreed standards and principles of building the entire structure of social security for servicemen and their family members. There were opinions that the existing system of social protection needs radical reorganization and adaptation to modern conditions. In particular, it is necessary to create a clear system of guarantees of social (material) support of servicemen and their family members, to ensure their observance and implementation by the state. A decent level of social security acts as a stimulus for citizens to military service.