National police of Ukraine activities under the conditions of the russo-ukrainian war (2014 - 2024): organizational changes, security challenges and tasks

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to analyse the National Police of Ukraine activity as one of the key bodies of the law enforcement system. The methodology of the research is based on the modern general and special methods of knowledge, in particular, the historical legal method allowed to analyse the key areas of activity of law enforcement agencies in Ukraine, the comparative legal method has been used to study the legislation of Ukraine. The scientific novelty of the research consists in the fact that the normative and legal acts have been systematized and analysed, changes in the activities of law enforcement agencies have been outlined, their involvement in the administrative procedures of accompanying military operations under the conditions of the Anti-terrorist operation, the Operation of the Combined Joint Forces and under the conditions of the legal regime of the Martial Law, brought in after the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation to Ukraine. The key areas of law enforcement of the National Police of Ukraine activities under the Martial Law conditions have also been elucidated comprehensively. The Conclusions. It has been determined that the National Police activities are aimed at fulfilling the powers related to law enforcement and preventing and solving the issues on the military threats under the conditions of the legal regime of the Martial Law. It includes, in particular ensuring law and order and public safety, countering crimes against the national security of Ukraine, and preventive activities regarding crimes against the legal regime of the Martial Law. Having analysed the current innovations, which came into effect when the armed invasion was launched in 2014 and from the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022, it was stated that the National Police of Ukraine was entrusted with a number of new powers. The majority of the above-mentioned functional changes were implemented after 2022, in particular, in accordance with the Law “On Amendments to the Laws of Ukraine “On the National Police”, “On the Disciplinary Statute of the National Police of Ukraine” aimed at optimizing police activities, including during the Martial Law of March 15, 2022