PUBLIC CONTROL OF HUMANITARIAN AID IN THE FIELD OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE

Abstract

The importance of public control for the effective interaction of security and defense sector subjects with institutions of civil society, the understanding of the importance of public control as a component of democratic civil control in modern conditions is analyzed. The result of the interaction between the public and the security and defense sector is an increase in the quality and capacity of law enforcement agencies to fulfill their tasks and increase public trust in the security and defense sector. The main components of public control of humanitarian aid in the conditions of a full-scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine are revealed, the importance of the effective use of humani-tarian aid for the victory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the war with the Russian Federation is substantiated, since effective interaction between the security and defense sector and the public has the following positive aspects for the security sector: creation of an independent monitoring mechanism for ensuring military needs; increasing social pro-tection of military personnel; prevention of corruption; promoting of positive practices and actions of the military lead-ership. The main tasks facing the subjects of public control have been revealed, among which the following are high-lighted: control over compliance with current legislation; control of the validity and compliance with current legisla-tion of managerial decisions; control of compliance with prohibitions and restrictions defined by legislation; control of proper use of material, financial and other resources. The legislative and regulatory framework of the importation of humanitarian aid in conditions of martial law, declaration, customs clearance of the specified goods and the procedure of importation by volunteer organizations for the needs of the armed forces were studied. Separate problems of the use of humanitarian aid by public organizations as well as abusing them during importation and targeted use are high-lighted.