MUSEUM EXPOSITION AS A MEANS OF DEVELOPING HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE OF CADETS IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR

The article analyzes the pedagogical activities of the museums of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the field of military-patriotic education of cadets of higher military educational institutions. On the example of the museum of the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy, the author suggests ways to introduce museum pedagogy into the military education process when teaching certain disciplines.  Aim of the Study is to analyze the exposition of military museums (on the example of the museum of the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy) as a means of improving the historical knowledge of cadets in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war. The expositions and exhibitions on the history of the Russian-Ukrainian war in military museums were the result of intensified research activities of scholars. The collection of exhibits began in 2014 and continued in the following years. The number of collection materials increased especially in 2022-2024, after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian aggressors.  Museum pedagogy in the system of national-patriotic education of military cadets is a tool for the development of key competencies of students. First of all, museum pedagogy is aimed at educating a conscious citizen, a patriot, gaining military and professional experience based on historical knowledge, forming a high culture of relationships, conscious readiness to protect the national security of Ukraine and fidelity to the military oath.