SEPARATE ISSUES OF THE RESEARCH OF THE UKRAINIAN SHADOW WEAPONS MARKET

The article is devoted to the actual issues of research and analysis of the modern market of illegal weapons in Ukraine. The position of Ukraine in the international rating Fragile States Index and the security rating is researched. The modern channels of supply and shadow trade of illegal weapons in Ukraine are analyzed and systematized, which are represented by contact and non-contact way of transfer of illegal weapons. The statistics of offenses and sentences passed for illegal storage or distribution of weapons and explosives in recent years, the factors of shadow market of weapons and their influence on the country's economic security are outlined. The features of the shadow electronic network of arms trade are considered in the paper – darknet and trends of fluctuations in prices in the shadow market.