PROBLEMS OF FORMING PSYCHOLOGICAL READINESS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF UKRAINE FOR POSSIBLE CAPTIVITY

Abstract

This article summarizes theoretical and empirical materials on the specificity of forming the psychological readiness of servicemen to stay in conditions of forced isolation (captivity). The need to organise special psychological training for the servicemen concerning possible captivity is substantiated by the fact that the acquired knowledge and skills can help to save lives in situations of captivity and return from it.

It is noted that one of the main goals of psychological training for a captivity situation is to train the military personnel of the National Guard of Ukraine to exercise self-control and self-regulation under strong psychological pressure, to learn to control behaviour in extreme conditions, etc. The authors describe the main methods used by prison guards during interrogations to break the will of prisoners, achieve their complete obedience, and change their ideals and values. Specifying the approaches to the organisation of professional and psychological training of the military personnel of the National Guard of Ukraine, the experience of the anti-terrorist operation and the Joint Forces Operation, and the repulsion of the Russian Federation's attack on Ukraine have made it possible to generalise the approaches to the training for situations of forced isolation (captivity) and to formulate key recommendations.