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1 Central Scientific Research Institute of Armament and Military Equipment  
of Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukraine (corresponding author)
E-mail: military.technology@icloud.com
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2 Central Research Institute of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukraine
E-mail: sergiigodz1968@ukr.net
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7860-2330
3 Military and Strategic Research Centre of the National Defence University of Ukraine, Ukraine
E-mail: ovk1923@ukr.net
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1122-1453

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30525/2256-0742/2025-11-1-147-154

ECONOMIC SECURITY  
OF THE STATE UNDER MARTIAL LAW 

Volodymyr Mozharovskyi1, Serhii Hodz2, Oksana Kolesnyk3

Abstract. The experience of conducting operations (combat actions) during the repulsion of the large-scale 
armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine demonstrates the need to increase the combat  
potential and combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in order to acquire operational and combat 
capabilities sufficient to perform the tasks of state defence. The development and acquisition of these capabilities 
is contingent upon the military-economic potential of the state in question. This potential can be conceptualised 
as a combination of two distinct yet interrelated dimensions: the economic and military facets. Simultaneously, 
the preservation (protection) of the military and economic potential of the state largely depends on its  
Armed Forces, which, as a military formation, are responsible for the defence of Ukraine, protection of its  
sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability, according to the Constitution of Ukraine. This confirms the 
interconnection of the two components of national security (economic and military). At the same time, the military-
economic security of the state should be considered as an integral result of the activities of the military-political 
leadership of the state, aimed at ensuring armed protection of its interests. The required level of operational (combat) 
capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is achieved through a significant set of measures, including measures 
of resource, primarily logistical, support of troops (forces). The level of logistical support of military formations  
largely depends on the military and economic potential of the state. However, in peacetime and wartime, the 
organisation of logistics support for troops (forces) has certain differences, and the main difference is the growing 
level of military threats to the military-economic potential of the state and the possibility of further escalation of 
these threats into a military conflict (armed aggression). Accordingly, the level of military threats to the economic 
security of the state is growing. In order to counteract armed aggression and preserve (protect) the military and 
economic potential of the state, Ukraine introduced the legal regime of martial law. Nevertheless, as of today, 
the functioning of relations and activities of the relevant institutions for ensuring the economic and military 
security of the state under the legal regime of martial law remain unregulated and not balanced within the legal 
framework. This requires the military and political leadership of the state to take the necessary measures to ensure 
the required level of military and economic security of the state. Consequently, military science (its branches) 
faces the need to address the existing problems of economic and military security of the state, in particular, to 
improve (bring into line) legislation in the field of national security and defence and to develop scientifically based 
recommendations for increasing the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, achieving the required level 
of their operational and combat capabilities to perform the tasks of state defence.  A significant gap in the modern 
theory of economic security of the state is the lack of a comprehensive approach to the study of the problems of 
functioning of military-economic security relations and the relevant institutions of the state that regulate them 
under martial law. The interrelation of economic and military security as components of the national security of 
the state is only partially traced in existing scientific approaches. The peculiarities of the economic security of the 
state under martial law (armed aggression) are also considered rather superficially. The dependence of the level of 
military-economic security of the state on the level of threats to its national security in the military sphere requires 



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scientific substantiation. The purpose of the article is to present the views on the essence and features of economic 
security of the state under martial law.

Keywords: national, economic, military (military-economic) security of the state; defence capability; military-
economic potential; combat capability; operational, combat capabilities.

JEL Classification: F52, H56

Problem statement. The experience of conducting 
operations (combat actions) during the repulsion 
of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian 
Federation (RF) against Ukraine demonstrates the 
need to increase the combat potential and combat 
capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in order 
to acquire operational and combat capabilities  
sufficient to perform the tasks of state defence.  
The acquisition and development of these capabilities 
is contingent upon the military-economic potential of 
the state. This should be considered as a combination 
of two potentials: economic and military. Concurrently, 
the preservation (protection) of the military- 
economic potential of the state is contingent upon its 
Armed Forces (AF), which, as a military formation, 
are charged by the Constitution of Ukraine with the 
defence of Ukraine, the protection of its sovereignty, 
territorial integrity and inviolability. This confirms 
the interconnection of the two components of the 
national security of the state: the economic and military  
aspects. Simultaneously, the military-economic security 
of the state should be regarded as an integral result of 
the activities of the military-political leadership of 
the state, with the aim of ensuring armed protection  
of its interests.

The required level of operational (combat) capabilities 
of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is achieved through 
a significant set of measures, including measures 
of resource, primarily logistical, support of troops  
(forces). The level of logistical support of military 
formations largely depends on the military and 
economic potential of the state. However, in peacetime 
and wartime, the organisation of material and technical 
support (MTS) for the troops (forces) has certain 
differences, and the main difference is the growing 
level of military threats to the military and economic 
potential of the state and the possibility of further 
escalation of these threats into a military conflict  
(armed aggression). Accordingly, the level of military 
threats to the economic security of the state is growing.

In order to counteract armed aggression and  
preserve (protect) the military and economic potential 
of the state, Ukraine introduced the legal regime of 
martial law. Nevertheless, as of today, the functioning 
of relations and activities of the relevant institutions  
for ensuring the economic and military security 
of the state under the legal regime of martial law 
remain unregulated and not balanced within the legal 
framework. This requires the military and political 

leadership of the state to take the necessary measures 
to ensure the required level of military and economic 
security of the state. Accordingly, military science 
(its branches) faces the need to address the existing 
problems of economic and military security of the state, 
in particular, to improve (bring into line) legislation 
in the field of national security and defence and to  
develop scientifically based recommendations for 
increasing the combat capability of the Armed  
Forces of Ukraine, achieving the required level of their 
operational and combat capabilities to perform the 
tasks of state defence. 

Information. The military-economic aspects of maintaining 
the defence capability of the state in the current conditions of 
development of the military-strategic situation, in particular, the 
problems of mobilisation readiness and mobilisation capabilities 
of the state and the problems of functioning of the defence  
industry of Ukraine, were outlined in the authors' previous 
publications (Mozharovskyi, Hodz), and also covered in 
a number of regulatory legal acts (The Law of Ukraine "On 
National Security of Ukraine"; The Law of Ukraine "On the 
Legal Regime of Martial Law"; The Law of Ukraine "On 
Defence of Ukraine"; The National Security Strategy of Ukraine:  
enacted by the Decree of the President of Ukraine, etc.).

Analysis of recent research and publications. 
A significant number of scientific papers and  
publications are devoted to the study of economic 
security of the state, in particular (Sukhorukov, 
Moshenskyi, Petruk, 2010; Hubskyi, 2001; Senchahov, 
1995; Stachowiak, 1994; Boiko, 2015; Muntiian, 
1998). However, one of the most important problems 
that significantly slows down the development of the 
theory of economic security is the lack of scientific  
consensus on understanding the essence of the 
concept of "economic security of the state". Moreover, 
a significant gap in the modern theory of economic 
security of the state is the lack of a comprehensive 
approach to the study of the problems of functioning 
of military-economic security relations and the relevant 
institutions of the state that regulate them under martial 
law. The interconnection of economic and military 
security as components of the national security of 
the state is only partially traced in the above scientific 
approaches. The peculiarities of economic security of 
the state under martial law (armed aggression) are also 
considered rather superficially. There is no scientific 
substantiation of the dependence of the level of  
military-economic security of the state on the level of 
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Formulation of the article's purpose. The purpose 

of the article is to present the views on the essence 
and features of economic security of the state under  
martial law.

Presentation of the main research material. 
There are several scientific approaches to defining the 
concept of ‘economic security of the state’ (Table 1).  
At the same time (according to the authors of 
the article), in order to establish the interrelation  
between the economic and military components 
of the national security of the state, the concept of  
"economic security of the state" should be considered 
through the prism of the following key concepts: 
"national security of the state", "military security of the 
state", "military threats", "threats to military security of 
the state", "martial law".

Each of the above approaches focuses on one  
of the important aspects of "economic security of 
the state" as a complex and multifaceted concept, 
but no scientific consensus has been reached on 
the understanding of the essence of this concept.  
At the same time, the tendency to cover all important 
factors within a single definition of ‘economic security 
of the state’ is becoming increasingly widespread  
in Ukrainian scientific thought. It is driven by the 
desire to combine different approaches to defining  
the economic security of the state and to present 
a universal, generally accepted interpretation of this 
complex concept, which may become the basic one in 

the future. However, the interconnection of economic 
and military security is only partially traced in these 
scientific approaches, and the peculiarities of the 
economic security of the state in the context of martial law 
(armed aggression) are considered rather superficially. 
At the same time, the dynamics of development of 
the military-political and military-strategic situation 
around Ukraine and the need to build up and preserve 
(protect) its military-economic potential necessitate 
that scientific and theoretical developments in  
the field of economic security of the state should 
be as close as possible to their practical application,  
primarily taking into account the peculiarities of the 
functioning of the state economy under martial law.

It should be noted that "national security of  
Ukraine" means the protection of state sovereignty, 
territorial integrity, democratic constitutional order 
and other national interests of Ukraine from real and 
potential threats. The components of the national 
security of the state are economic, military, foreign 
policy, state, information, environmental security, 
critical infrastructure security, cybersecurity, and so 
forth (The Law of Ukraine "On National Security of 
Ukraine").

The term "military security of the state" refers to the 
protection of state sovereignty, territorial integrity and 
democratic constitutional order and other national 
interests of Ukraine from military threats (The Law 
of Ukraine "On National Security of Ukraine").  

Table 1
Main scientific approaches to the definition of the concept of "economic security of the state"

Approach name Generalised definition of the concept 
of "economic security of the state"

Scholars' views on the definition of the concept 
of “economic security of the state”

Conditional A set of certain conditions that ensure the 
implementation of the tasks set by the state.

A. Sukhorukov: "a set of conditions under which the country's 
ability to effectively protect national economic interests and 
withstand external economic threats is preserved..."

Qualitative

The most significant qualitative attribute 
of an economic system is that which determines 
its capacity to ensure the maintenance of normal 
conditions for the functioning and activities of its 
key stakeholders: the state, business and citizens.

B. Hubskyi: "the ability and readiness of the economy to ensure 
the socio-economic, military and political stability of society 
and the state, and to counteract the impact of internal 
and external threats".

Protectionist 
(Latin: security/
protection)

Protection of the state, business and citizens from 
internal and external threats.

V. Senchahov: "the state of the economy and government 
institutions that ensures guaranteed protection of national 
interests, socially oriented development of the country... sufficient 
defence potential even in the most unfavourable conditions 
of internal and external processes".

Static
The state of the economy, which allows the state 
to perform its functions and counteract external and 
internal threats.

Z. Stakhoviak: " the state of development of the national 
economic system, which ensures high efficiency of its functioning 
due to ... the ability to effectively resist external pressure... ".

Resource

The resource, functional and institutional capacity 
of the state to timely counter threats in the face of 
constant changes in the economic environment and 
to ensure the protection of national interests.

V. Boiko: "the resource, functional and institutional capacity 
of the state to timely counter threats... to ensure the protection 
of national interests, to pursue an independent policy 
in the domestic and foreign spheres...".

Teleological
(Greek: perfect)

Security is not a favourable set of circumstances, 
but the result of deliberate and purposeful activity to 
achieve such a state.

V. Muntiian: "a nationwide set of measures aimed at the 
continuous and stable development of the state's economy, 
which includes a mechanism for counteracting internal 
and external threats".



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In the system of national security and defence,  
military security is also defined as the defence of the 
state. The Constitution of Ukraine assigns the task of 
defending the state exclusively to the Armed Forces 
of Ukraine. The second component of the tasks of 
the Armed Forces of Ukraine, namely the protection 
of sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability,  
is also defined as the most important function of the 
state and the responsibility of the entire Ukrainian 
people. The primary objective of ensuring military 
security is to eliminate external and internal threats 
to the national security of the state in the military  
sphere and to create favourable conditions for the 
guaranteed protection of its national interests (The Law 
of Ukraine "On National Security of Ukraine").

At the same time, "military threat" is usually 
understood as a state characterised by the existence of 
a potential possibility of using military force against 
the state to achieve political, economic and other 
goals (intentions or actions of one of the parties to 
military-political relations that indicate readiness to use  
military force against the other party to achieve  
its own goals). The term "threats to military security" 
is defined as existing and potentially possible events, 
processes or other factors that pose a threat to the 
realisation of vital interests in the military sphere. 
Concurrently, "armed aggression" is comprehended 
as the utilisation of armed force by another state or 
collective of states against Ukraine (in particular, an 
incursion or onslaught by the armed forces of another 
state or collective of states on the territory of Ukraine, 
as well as the occupation or annexation of the territory 
of Ukraine) (The Law of Ukraine "On Defence of 
Ukraine"). 

In order to counter armed aggression and preserve 
(protect) the military and economic potential of the 
state, Ukraine introduced the legal regime of martial 
law. Martial law is a special legal regime introduced  
in Ukraine or in certain parts of its territory in  
the event of armed aggression or the threat of attack, 
endangerment of Ukraine’s state independence, or 
its territorial integrity. It grants the relevant state  
authorities, military command, military administrations, 
and local self-government bodies the necessary powers 
to counter threats, repel armed aggression, ensure 
national security, and eliminate dangers to Ukraine’s 
state independence and territorial integrity (The Law  
of Ukraine "On the Legal Regime of Martial Law"). 

It should be noted that the issues of national  
(including military and economic) security of the 
state are set out in a number of legal acts of Ukraine.  
The main long-term planning document that defines  
the main directions of the state policy in the field of 
national security is the National Security Strategy of 
Ukraine, which is developed on behalf of the President 
of Ukraine, approved by the National Security and 
Defence Council of Ukraine and approved by a decree 

of the President of Ukraine. The National Security 
Strategy is the basis for the development of other 
national security and defence planning documents, 
including the Military Security Strategy of Ukraine, 
the Economic Security Strategy of Ukraine, and the 
Strategy for the Development of the Defence Industry 
of Ukraine (Mozharovskyi, Hodz, 2024; Hodz, 
Mozharovskyi, 2023). These strategies are interrelated 
and interdependent. 

The Economic Security Strategy of Ukraine 
defines the ways to achieve the goals and priorities of 
national interests in the field of economic security.  
According to this Strategy, economic security  
is defined as "the state of the economy in which 
the main national economic interests are achieved"  
(The Economic Security Strategy of Ukraine). 
Furthermore, one of the main national economic 
interests is to ensure economic sustainability, which 
is extremely important in the context of martial law. 
Economic resilience is understood as the ability of 
the economic system to withstand the impact of 
negative factors arising from military threats (armed 
aggression). The achievement of national economic 
interests requires the development and implementation 
of a state policy aimed at both the sustainable increase 
in the competitiveness of Ukraine's economy and the 
gradual strengthening of economic sustainability and, 
accordingly, the resilience of the national economy 
to external and internal threats. The state policy in 
the field of economic security has two interrelated 
areas: development and meeting the needs of the  
Armed Forces of Ukraine and other components  
of the defence forces under martial law.

The Strategy defines the components (spheres) of 
Ukraine's economic security, as well as the main threats 
that are specific to each of these spheres (Figure 1).

However, the above-mentioned main threats to 
the economic security of the state are only partially 
related to wartime, in particular, to the peculiarities 
of the functioning of the state economy under martial 
law (armed aggression). Both the Economic Security 
Strategy of Ukraine and other legal acts have a number 
of shortcomings, in particular:
– The peculiarities of the economic security of the 
state in the context of armed aggression are not fully 
disclosed, taking into account the targeted destruction 
of national economic facilities, including the defence 
industry, and critical infrastructure of Ukraine. Thus, 
according to various official information sources 
(including the Ministry of Energy and Ukrenergo), 
from September 2022 to September 2024, Russia 
carried out more than 25 massive drone attacks on 
Ukraine's energy system, threatening its stability and 
integrity. In total, during this period, the aggressor 
launched more than 1,400 missiles of various types 
and 500 attack UAVs. The most significant damage to 
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Lviv, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv 
and Kharkiv oblasts. As a result of the occupation and 
attacks in 2022-2023, Ukraine's power system lost 
about 21 GW of capacity. In 2024, the losses from the 
missile and drone campaign are estimated at more  
than 9 GW of thermal and hydro generation.  
In addition to generation, Russia also regularly strikes 
at critical power grid nodes to destabilise the power 
system and limit the ability to transmit electricity 
within the country, as well as to complicate its  
imports (Mozharovskyi, Hodz, 2024; Hodz, 
Mozharovskyi, 2023).
– The problems of the state's economic security 
are not reflected, taking into account the territories 
temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation and 
the territories where military operations are (were) 
conducted (Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Kherson, 
Zaporizhzhia, Sumy oblasts and the Autonomous 
Republic of Crimea). Most of these are important 
industrial regions and special resource zones of  
Ukraine, which play an important role in shaping 
its military and economic potential. For example 
(according to various official information sources), 
in 2024, Ukraine lost control of more than  
3,600 square kilometres of territory, including more 
than 20 square kilometres per day in November 2024, 
while in 2023, a total of about 540 square kilometres 
were lost and about 430 square kilometres of  
Ukraine's territory were liberated (Mozharovskyi,  
Hodz, 2024; Hodz, Pantiushenko, 2024; Hodz, 
Mozharovskyi, 2023).
– Significant migration of the working-age population 
and the outflow of skilled personnel abroad due to 

the hostilities on the territory of Ukraine are not 
fully monitored and taken into account. In particular, 
according to the official data of the State Border  
Guard Service of Ukraine, over the three years of 
hostilities, about three million citizens have not 
returned to Ukraine. This is almost as many as in the  
11 years preceding the full-scale invasion, i.e.,  
from 2011 to 2021. A significant number of these  
citizens are able-bodied individuals, including skilled 
workers in various sectors of the national economy 
(industry, construction, agriculture, trade, and 
management) (Mozharovskyi, Hodz, 2024; Hodz, 
Pantiushenko, 2024).
– The problems of MTS of troops (forces), primarily 
with combat-ready weapons, military and special 
equipment, missiles, ammunition, military and  
technical property and fuel, are not fully taken into 
account in the conditions of operations (combat 
actions) (Hodz, 2024; Hodz, Pantiushenko, 2024).
– The problems of losses and expenditures of material 
and technical resources (MTR) in the context of 
hostilities and their replenishment at the expense 
of revenues from the national economy (defence 
industry enterprises) of Ukraine remain unaddressed 
(Mozharovskyi, Hodz, 2024; Hodz, Mozharovskyi, 2023). 
– The issues of resource (MTS) training of troops 
(forces), especially units that restore combat capability 
and are formed under martial law, are not agreed upon 
(Hodz, 2024).
– The issues of continuous supply of groups of  
troops (forces) engaged in combat operations with 
MTR are not considered (Hodz, Pantiushenko, 2024; 
Hodz, Mozharovskyi, 2023).

Figure 1. Components (areas) of Ukraine's economic security, main threats specific to each area

 
 

 

 

 

 

Main threats 
State budget deficit; 
problems of taxation and  
long-term lending; 
low level of stock market liquidity, etc. 

Financial security Industrial security 

Main threats 
Deindustrialisation of the economy;  
low resource efficiency of the economy and 
significant resource intensity of production; 
mismatch between the structure of the economy and 
technological development; 
poor development of critical infrastructure facilities, 
etc.

Foreign economic security 

Main threats 
Insufficient pace of diversification of Ukraine's 
trade flows; 
prevalence of raw materials in exports and high-tech 
products in imports;  
significant import dependence of the economy;  
restrictions on the export of Ukrainian goods, etc. 

Investment and innovation security 

Main threats 
Problems of attracting investment and reinvestment; 
lack of evidence-based monitoring of Ukraine's 
investment potential;  
absence of favourable conditions for the creation and 
development of innovative enterprises and infrastructure;  
poor condition of research infrastructure facilities and the 
amount of funding for scientific, research and 
development and innovation activities, etc. 

Macroeconomic security 

Main threats 
Falling prices for key domestic goods;  
decline in economic activity in the country; 
increased inflation and exchange rate fluctuations; 
rising poverty, unemployment, significant labour 
migration and outflow of skilled personnel;  
low growth rates of labour productivity, etc. 

Economic security of Ukraine and its components (areas) 



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– The problem of reducing the loss of MTR by 
echeloning and distributing them by levels (links) of 
subordination of troops (forces) and places of detention 
(military, operational, strategic) has not been fully 
resolved (Hodz, Pantiushenko, 2024). 
– The ways of solving key problems of preserving 
(protecting) the military-economic potential of 
the state, as the basis of its defence capability, in 
the conditions of large-scale armed aggression are 
not disclosed (Mozharovskyi, Hodz, 2024; Hodz, 
Mozharovskyi, 2023). 

The concept of "military-economic security of the 
state" (essence and content) needs to be clearly defined 
as a combination of components (spheres) of military 
and economic security of the state. 

There is no scientific justification for the dependence 
of the level of military-economic security of the  
state on the level of threats to its national security  
in the military sphere. 

Lack of scientific substantiation of the interconnection 
of economic, military and other components of national 

security (information, foreign policy, state, cyber, 
critical infrastructure, environmental) in the context of 
martial law (armed aggression) (Figure 2).

Conclusions and prospects for further research. 
The article presents the views on the essence and 
peculiarities of economic security of the state under 
martial law. The authors focus on the interconnection 
of economic and military security of the state under 
the legal regime of martial law (armed aggression) 
and the need to preserve (protect) the military and 
economic potential of the state as the basis for resource  
(logistical) support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Despite significant problems with the development 
of the state's military and economic potential in recent 
decades, it ensured the ability of the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine to repel Russia's armed aggression in February 
2022. The gradual restoration and enhancement of 
the capabilities of the Ukrainian defence industry has 
increased the combat potential and combat capability 
of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and ensured the 
successful conduct of a number of operations (combat 

Figure 2. Interrelation of economic, military and other components of the national security of the state 
in the conditions of martial law (armed aggression)

 
 
 

Problems of forming reserves, 
creating military, operational and 
strategic stocks (echeloning) of 

MTR 

Problems of continuous provision of MTR 
to groups of troops (forces) engaged in 
combat operations, training of troops 
(forces), as well as MTS to units (subunits) 
restoring combat capability (being formed) 

Foreign policy security 
Information security 

Economic security 

State security 

Military security 

Cybersecurity Environmental 
safety Critical infrastructure 

security 

NATIONAL SECURITY OF UKRAINE 

Conducting missile and bomb attacks on the national economy 
and infrastructure of Ukraine in order to destroy its military and 

economic potential 

Temporary occupation of a part of the territory of 
Ukraine, its economic (industrial) regions and 

special raw material zones 

Significant migration and outflow of skilled personnel 
(working-age population) abroad due to the hostilities 

in Ukraine 

LEGAL REGIME OF MARTIAL LAW (ARMED AGGRESSION) 

Military and economic security 

Increased needs of the Armed Forces of 
Ukraine for logistical support to build up 
their combat potential, combat capability, 
and acquire the necessary operational and 
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actions) by groups of troops (forces) of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine in the designated operational and 
strategic (operational) areas in 2022-2024.

Meanwhile, the authors of the article point  
out that the functioning of relations and activities  
of the relevant institutions for ensuring economic and 
military security of the state under the legal regime of 
martial law is not regulated, and they are not balanced 
within the legal framework.

The dynamic development of the military-political 
and military-strategic situation around Ukraine requires 
the military-political leadership of the state to take 
necessary and timely measures aimed at ensuring the 
required level of military-economic security and defence 
capability of the state in the context of prolonged 
hostilities. In particular, this refers to the ability of the 
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to effectively exercise 
executive power directly and through ministries,  
other central executive bodies and local state 
administrations (civil-military administrations), to 
direct, coordinate and control the activities of these 
bodies under the legal regime of martial law, focusing 
on ensuring the defence needs of the state.

Measures to ensure the resilience of the national 
economy and infrastructure, build up its mobilisation 
capabilities, and protect civilians and facilities in the 
context of hostilities are of great importance.

The paper emphasises that military science  
(its branches) now faces the need to address the  
existing problems of economic and military security 
of the state, in particular, to improve (bring into line) 
legislation in the field of national security and defence 

and to develop scientifically sound recommendations 
for increasing the combat capability of the Armed 
Forces of Ukraine.

The analysis of extant scientific approaches to the 
definition of the concept of "economic security of the 
state" reveals the absence of a universally accepted 
interpretation of this complex concept. It is therefore 
concluded that the concept cannot be considered as 
a basis for future development. The authors believe 
that in the above scientific approaches, the relationship 
between economic and military security is only 
partially traced, and the peculiarities of the economic 
security of the state in the conditions of martial law 
(armed aggression) are considered rather superficially. 
Accordingly, there is a need for a clear definition of the 
concept of "military-economic security of the state" as 
a combination of components (spheres) of military and 
economic security of the state. 

A significant gap in the modern theory of economic 
security of the state is the lack of a comprehensive 
approach to the study of the problems of functioning 
of military-economic security relations and the  
relevant institutions of the state that regulate them 
under martial law.

The dependence of the level of the military-
economic security of the state on the level  
of threats to its national security in the military 
sphere requires scientific substantiation, which 
requires improvement (development) of the relevant 
methodological apparatus for substantiation and 
determines the prospects for further research in this 
area.

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Received on: 12th of January, 2025
Accepted on: 19th of February, 2025

Published on: 13th of March, 2025