Crimes against the Fundamentals of National Security of Ukraine (2014-2018): LEVEL, Dynamics, Structure

Anzhela Stryzhevska1, Oksana Ilina2, Dmytro Ptashchenko3 & Olha Kolos4

Abstract
The relevance of this topic lies in the fact that due to the annexation of the
Crimean Peninsula by Russia and the creation of terrorist formations within the
Luhansk and Donetsk regions, the dynamics of crimes against the foundations of
national security of Ukraine has increased, and therefore it is necessary to
investigate the state of this problem. The purpose of this study was to investigate
the state of crimes against the foundations of national security of Ukraine in 2014-
2018, and to identify the reasons for this. During the study, several methods of
theoretical cognition were used, specifically analysis, synthesis, concretisation,
abstraction, and generalisation. The study found that in 2014-2018, there was an
increase in the level of crime against state security, including an increase in the
number of crimes and perpetrators. The results of this study can be used to create
ways to address the problem of the spread of crimes against the foundations of
national security in the future.

Keywords: Armed Aggression; Separatism; Crime; Lustration; Corruption.