Ukrainian civil society after the start of Russia’s full-scale aggression in Ukraine

Abstract

The article analyzes the changes in Ukrainian civil society after the start of Russia’s full scale aggression. Research tasks include analyzing the activities of public, charitable organizations and voluntary initiatives, examining problems and challenges facing civil society during the war. Meth ods of data analysis from sociological research conducted in 2022-2024 were used, as well as con tent analysis of profiles in social networking websites devoted to civic activity. The article highlights the following aspects: the impact of Russia’s military aggression on the dynamics of the creation of public and charitable organizations, changes in the directions of their activities, the peculiarities of spontaneous volunteer activity, forms of cooperation between organizations for joint implementa tion of the projects, the most visible results of the third sector activity in Ukraine. The conclusions note that over the last two years, the number of public and charitable organizations in Ukraine has increased, and their activities are visible in the mass media, inspiring trust and respect in society. It is also indicated that activities carried out in the form of volunteering complement state policy, which is not always effective.