CRIMINAL ACTIVITY THAT ENCROACHES ON THE INTEGRITY OF THE STATE BORDER OF UKRAINE

Abstract

INTRODUCTION Since effective date of independence, Ukraine has faced new threats caused by the newly formed and existing in 1991 state borders. It is a threat to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, the terrorist threat, the growth of transnational and organized crime and illegal migration, smuggling of weapons, explosives and drugs, in the context of the present military conflict on the territory of the state. An integral attribute and spatial basis of existence of the state is its territory, the boundaries of which are determined by the state border, and within which it has sovereignty and territorial supremacy. Today, this fundamental basis in relation to Ukraine as a state has been grossly violated by the Russian Federation, which inflicts aggressive actions with the aim of destroying our state and seizing its territory. Therefore, the issue of protection and defense of the state border without exaggeration is more acute and urgent than ever and refers both to the state as a whole and to its individual institutions.