ANALYSIS OF THE SECURITY SITUATION AND THE STATE OF THE UNDERGROUND ENVIRONMENT IN UKRAINE

Abstract

Statement of the problem. The use of underground space for the protection of civilians, as well as an opportunity to ensure the safe location of small industrial facilities, is an urgent task today, given the martial law in the country. Objective. To investigate the use of the underground environment of Ukraine for the safety of the population, taking into account the consequences in terms of the number of civilian casualties during rocket attacks (according to open data of the United Nations) and to draw attention to the lack of safe places for civilians by analysing the individual risk in Ukraine. A risk map was developed based on the calculated data, indicating risk zones. Conclusions. Theoretically, based on the analysis of the historical development of underground construction in the world and in Ukraine, the article shows the wide attention to underground construction both for security and industrial purposes. The types of modern weapons and the consequences of their use are identified, and data on civilian casualties are analysed depending on the territorial affiliation, taking into account individual risk. Based on the analysis of open UN data (the number of deaths and injuries during the hostilities in Ukraine) and the calculations of the degree of danger risk, a map of danger risk zones by regions of Ukraine was developed, with the distribution of the risk level intensity into zones of extremely high risk, relatively medium, medium and relatively low risk.