FEATURES OF INTERACTION OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF UKRAINE WITH OTHER SUBJECTS OF DEMOCRATIC CIVIL CONTROL OVER THE DEFENSE FORCES

The purpose of the article is to determine the features of interaction between the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and other subjects of democratic civilian control over the defense forces. The article establishes circumstances confirming the importance of legal regulation of interaction between the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and other subjects. The author substantiates that the interaction of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine with the subjects of democratic civilian control over the Defense Forces is a coordinated activity aimed at obtaining by joint efforts information and data on shortcomings in the functioning of these Forces and developing a model for their optimization in the legal, military, social, economic and other aspects. The features of the interaction of the defense department with other subjects of democratic civilian control are attributed to: a) the leading nature of the communicative function of interaction as a process of transferring data from the communicator (Ministry of Defense of Ukraine) to recipients (legislative, executive and judicial authorities, local governments, the public); b) providing, through interaction, a feedback between the functioning of the Defense Forces and the reflection of such functioning at the legal level through compliance with the principles of the rule of law and intolerance to corruption; c) the use of interaction between the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and other subjects of democratic civilian control as an effective factor in preventing social conflicts in society caused by the restriction of the free circulation of information under the legal regime of martial law; d) the formation, thanks to the interaction, of an expert environment, whose efforts are aimed at finding optimal ways for the functioning and development of the defense forces in the conditions of a full-scale armed conflict; ґ) creating in the system of interaction between the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and other subjects of democratic civil control an optimal balance between transparency and compliance with information security requirements.