Complex socio-economic solutions regarding the sustainable ecological development of the Ukraine regions

Abstract The article presents the current state of the ecological and socio-economic development of Ukraine and its regions, the consequences of hostilities on the territory of Ukraine and, as a consequence, the trends of damage to the surface layer of soils, pollution of the atmospheric air, and the subsoil of Ukraine with heavy metals and other harmful substances. The authors emphasize the socio-economic realities and potential trends of social security for internally displaced persons who were forced to leave their place of residence due to hostilities. Based on the analysis of potential total losses in the regions of Ukraine, a complex of socio-economic solutions is provided for strengthening the sustainable economic and ecological development of its regions. Attention was drawn to the fact that the main environmental problem of Ukraine for the coming decades will remain the problem of demining a large part of the territory. On the basis of the factorization of the given trends, the definition of catalysts of ecological development is proposed, which should signal the need for additional specialized research. It is concluded that despite the importance of solving environmental problems and the catastrophic consequences of hostilities for the surrounding environment, the social component and its economic support are fundamental in the processes of “regeneration” of the normal life activity of the regions.