Improving the System of Financing the Reintegration Process for Members of Military Volunteer Formations of Territorial Communities in Ukraine
Petrukha S. V., Petrukha N. M., Hudenko B. O.

Petrukha, Serhii V., Petrukha, Nina M., and Hudenko, Bohdan O. (2026) “Improving the System of Financing the Reintegration Process for Members of Military Volunteer Formations of Territorial Communities in Ukraine.” The Problems of Economy 1:94–106.
https://doi.org/10.32983/2222-0712-2026-1-94-106

Section: Economics and national economy management

UDC 351.86:336.14:355.292(477)

Abstract:
The article examines the theoretical and applied foundations for improving the financing system for the reintegration of members of territorial community volunteer formations (MVFTCs) in Ukraine. It is found that the financing of the reintegration of members of MVFTCs in current practice is mostly derivative of broader budgetary and program frameworks of veteran and social policy and does not form a separate, institutionally distinct mechanism of support specifically for this category of persons. It is substantiated that such a configuration of financial provision complicates targeted planning of expenditures, coordination between the State and local levels, comparability of results, and external control over the use of funds, especially under martial law and limited access to certain budgetary information. Based on the analysis of the regulatory and legal framework, budget programs, digital tools for open finances, and international practices of the USA, Israel, and EU countries, it has been found that more structured reintegration models rely on a managed transition to civilian life, interagency interaction, personalized access to services, digital support, and the use of performance indicators. The article systematizes the main tools for the financial and institutional support of the reintegration of members of MVFTCs and substantiates the advisability of combining them into a single management framework. The proposed directions for improvement include the allocation of a reintegration segment in budget planning, the development of program-targeted co-financing with territorial communities, the use of budget program passports and performance indicators, digital expenditure monitoring, the integration of registry and financial data, as well as the strengthening of efficiency assessment procedures. The practical significance of the obtained results lies in the possibility of using them to form a more organized model of funding the reintegration of members of MVFTCs as a component of national resilience policy, human security, and postwar recovery.

Keywords: reintegration, MVFTCs, State policy, financing, social adaptation, budgetary mechanism.

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Petrukha Serhii V. – Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Associate Professor, Professor, Department of Transport and Logistics, West Ukrainian National University (11 Lvivska Str., Ternopil, 46009, Ukraine)
Email: psv03051984@gmail.com
Petrukha Nina M. – Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Department of Construction Management, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (31 Povitryanykh Syl Ave., Kyiv, 03680, Ukraine)
Email: nninna1983@gmail.com
Hudenko Bohdan O. – Postgraduate Student, Academy of Financial Management (38 Mykoly Mikhnovskoho Blvd., Kyiv, 01014, Ukraine)
Email: bgdngdnk@gmail.com

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