FEATURES OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF UKRAINE UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF MARITAL STATE

Introduction. The article states that due to its legal status and special place in the system of public administration and central executive bodies, the Ministry of Defense is the central body of executive power, whose activities are directed and coordinated by the highest executive body of Ukraine. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense is the main body in the system of central executive bodies, which ensures the formation and implementation of state policy on general issues of national security in the military sphere, as well as in the spheres of defense and military construction in peacetime and special periods; the central body of executive power and military administration under which the Armed Forces and the State Special Transit Service are subordinated; and authorized by the central executive body in the field of state aviation. Summary of the main results of the study The article noted that the introduction of martial law in Ukraine caused the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to impose a number of new functional responsibilities of the Ministry of Defense, the appearance of which was determined by the circumstances and conditions of this legal regime. Accordingly, the list of powers of the Ministry of Defense in accordance with the tasks assigned to it was significantly expanded due to the emergence of such powers as: preparing and submitting proposals to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine regarding the application, cancellation and amendment of special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions) imposed by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for consideration by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Sanctions", and participation in the formation, implementation and monitoring of the effectiveness of the state sanctions policy on matters within its competence. It was determined that in the conditions of martial law, among the new powers of the Ministry of Defense is participation in the implementation of tasks of the state information policy in the field of defense, information measures aimed at increasing the level of the state’s defense capability and countering the information operations of the aggressor (adversary); development of the structure and order of development of the defense plan of Ukraine, organization and development of its components; ensuring, in accordance with the law, the performance of the functions of the authorized body for state quality assurance, the main body in the field of defense procurement and the state customer in the field of defense, etc. Conclusion. It is argued that the modern challenges that Ukraine faced and, in particular, caused the introduction of martial law, are at the same time opportunities that open up new prospects for building a qualitatively new system of relations between military science, on the one hand, and all subjects of state power and civil society, on the other hand, and are able to strengthen the possibilities of its influence on the development and approval of basic conceptual and legislative provisions in the field of security and defense, including, at the level of the formulation of national development strategies and military doctrines, to increase the importance of military science in scientific and technical progress and innovation in general, as well as contribute to the strengthening of the country’s defense capabilities.