APPLIED IMPERATIVES OF ASSESSING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF THE POST-WAR DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGIONS OF UKRAINE

Modern science, having a sufficiently wide range of scientific approaches, tools, algorithms, values and indicators that reflect the effectiveness of any processes, requires the search for the most optimal scientific and methodological support in view of modern challenges, in particular the war. Using the principles of generalisation of the theoretical and methodological, as well as applied basis in the field of territorial development at the intersection with the theory of efficiency, the article solves a scientific problem of assessing the socio-economic efficiency of the post-war development of the regions of Ukraine. The lack of effectiveevaluation tools was established. The author's scientific and methodological approach to assessment is proposed, which is based on a comprehensive territorial and security-oriented approach and is built on the principles of the Law of Ukraine dated 07.09.2022 No5323 “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding the Basics of the State Regional Policy and the Policy of the Restoration of Regions and territory”. On the basis of the matrix approach, it is proposed to form a coordinate systemfor the distribution of regions of Ukraine in order to determine the position of a point on the plane that describes the correspondence of the region to a specific functional type. The selection of individual indicators as abscissa and ordinate axes is justified. By converting natural indicators into relative ones, the initial data for the distribution of regions according to their functional type was formed. In order to further compare the data, the average value for each indicator and region in the five-year dynamics was calculated. The boundaries of each type of territory are outlined. The expediency of dividing the territories into pre-war, war and post-war periods according to the author's methodology has been proven, which will allow comparing the results and drawing thorough conclusions not only about the rates of recovery, but also about the causes and consequences of structural changes in socio-economic development for each period.