Legal regulation of monetary support for military personnel of the Security Service of Ukraine: stages of development and current state

In the scientific article a comprehensive analysis of the legal regulation of the monetary support of military personnel of the Security Service of Ukraine is provided. The regulatory legal acts that have been adopted since Ukraine gained independence and to the present day are characterized. A detailed retrospective of the development of social legislation in this area is provided. The specifics and significance of each regulatory legal act concerning the monetary support of military personnel of the Security Service of Ukraine are disclosed. The main legal norms in this area are outlined. Based on this, a list of stages in the development of the legal regulation of the monetary support of military personnel of the Security Service of Ukraine is formulated and their specifics are sequentially determined in the context of transformations of social legislation and the security policy of the state. A systematiclist of key features of legal regulation in the area under study is also summarized and their essence is specified. It has been established that proper financial support for SBU servicemen creates a sense of social security, ensures stability, promotes their professional growth, and reduces staff turnover. Taken together, this directly affects the quality of tasks performed to counter threats to the state, especially in martial law. According to the results of the study, it was concluded that the current state of legal regulation of monetary support for SBU servicemen can be characterized as transitional, in which the regulatory framework is constantly adapting to new challenges (war, hybrid threats, the need for closer interaction with other law enforcement agencies) and there remains a need to systematize and codify a huge number of acts that often replace each other, which can cause some uncertainty and legal conflicts.