The issue of recording, recording and summarizing information about the destroyed (damaged) property of the civilian population during armed conflicts is important not only in view of the protection of the rights and security of the population, the interests of the state, but also a significant tool for proving the compliance of the security and Defense Forces of Ukraine with the norms of international humanitarian law (the law of armed conflicts) in the context of prohibiting or restricting the use of certain means and methods of conducting armed struggle, ensuring the protection of victims of conflict and bringing the aggressor state to justice for violating these norms. It is the provision of reliable and objective information containing a list of exhaustive evidence regarding the destruction (damage) of civilian property during armed conflicts that can become in the future ongoing armed conflict a basis for: positioning Ukraine as a conscious state governed by the rule of law; compliance by the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the obligation not to cause harm to persons and objects that are protected by international humanitarian law (including civilian objects); increasing the level of trust on the part of the population of our state, both to the security and Defense Forces of Ukraine, and the state authorities as a whole. The article discusses the legal basis and relevance of determining the system and mechanisms for recording and recording destroyed (damaged) property of the civilian population during armed conflicts by both representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and representatives of state authorities. It is stated that compensation for the cost or restoration of destroyed (damaged) objects should be preceded by high-quality recording and accounting, which is why it is appropriate to introduce a method developed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to track damage to the civilian population in all areas where active military operations are conducted (were conducted) in order to collect evidence and facts of human rights violations during a full-scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine in relation to the destroyed (damaged) property of the civilian population.

The article examines the protection of civilians in armed conflict and its main components, through the perspective of modern legal doctrine. The urgency of the formation of legal doctrine is related to the development of European integration processes taking place in Ukraine, in order to bring the national legal system closer to international humanitarian law and human rights law in efforts to stop and prevent the escalation and resumption of armed conflicts, enhancement counter-terrorism and prevention of violent extremism. The importance of legal doctrine in the lawmaking process and the necessity to develop domestic legal doctrine of protection of civilians in armed conflicts as a source of convincing nature for bodies of legislative and executive power, as to form a legal system of protection of civilians in armed conflicts, taking into account "state's elements of responsibility for protection ". It was stated that the concept of "Responsibility for protection" is a political and legal obligation based on the principles of international law and international human rights treaties, and the framework documents on the protection of civilians, which has already been adopted by a number of States, are based on best practices and define clear institutional powers and responsibilities for the protection of civilians and civilian objects during the conduction of military actions, and will intensify their efforts to implement human rights priorities in the future. The division of protection of civilians in armed conflict is divided into four concepts depending on the subjects (actors) involved in the protection of non-combatants and giving their characteristics.