The problem of combating threats of illegal trafficking of arms, ammunition and explosives at the border points of Ukraine with the countries of the European Union EU has become urgent under martial law. The aim of the study was to develop an optimal strategy for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (hereinafter referred to as "SBGSU") to combat threats of illegal arms trafficking at border points with EU countries under martial law. A comprehensive methodological approach combining the following scientific methods was used: comparative method, systems analysis method, structural-functional method, survey and group expert evaluation method, classification method and determination of numerical characteristics. A model was developed to assess the threat of illegal arms trafficking on the border of Ukraine with the EU countries under martial law based on SWOT-analysis. As a result, the factors of strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats, which exist in the Ukrainian border guard agency, were identified. It is concluded that the results of this study cannot be applied to the border areas of Ukraine with such countries as the Russian Federation, Belarus and Moldova.

Abstract:The main approaches to the study of psychological readiness of servicemen to the implementation of service activity under the influence of conditions of warfare are analyzed in the article. The complexity, ambiguity and multidimensionality of this phenomenon and semantic aspects of the structural components of different models of psychological readiness, the structural components of readiness of mobilized military units of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGSU) for implementation of service activity under the influence of conditions of warfare are shown. Special attention was paid to the structure of psychological readiness of servicemen under the influence of conditions of warfare, models of psychological readiness. Keywords: psychological readiness, structure of the psychological readiness, readiness for professional activities, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. IntroductionSince the beginning of military operations in eastern Ukraine commanders of military units faced the problem of exercising psychological training of mobilized military units of the SBGSU to the adverse conditions of war. The implementation of this basic task in the process of system training of mobilized military units under the influence of the formation of psychological readiness of servicemen is complicated by disabilities to replay true nature of combat. However, the psychological readiness of servicemen of mobilized units to exercise service activity under the influence of conditions of warfare is primarily based on their attitudes and beliefs, the ability to activate all reserves (psychological, physical, professional, etc.) in extreme situations and to control mental states in the required time, emotional settings, etc. Currently, psychological readiness of the servicemen of mobilized units to exercise service activity under the influence of conditions of warfare is the basic source of action in battle. Psychological readiness of the servicemen to exercise service activity under the influence of conditions of warfare is achieved by the targeted psychological training, which takes place on the stages of military training and education, as well as throughout the military service. Lack of research of the problem of formation of psychological readiness is associated with the special requirements of military trainings of mobilized units of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBS) to conduct combat and the need to enhance their psychological readiness to protect the state border under the conditions of warfare.