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Annotation. The current situation in the world reveals terrorism as a socially threatened and criminal phenomenon, outbreaking hostile warfare, breaking the rules of war, illegal dissemination and use of weapons and ammunition, separatism and lots of illegal manifestations that merged into the criminal behaviour of some offenders. Currently, Ukraine is in the range of numerous terrorist attacks threating to its existence. To ensure task fulfilment to combat terrorism by law enforcement bodies is plausible in the matter of join efforts of pre-trial investigation bodies and operative – investigative and counterintelligence units. The aim of the research is to determine the role and objectives of counterintelligence units of the Security Service of Ukraine in terrorism detection and prevention. The primary activities of counterintelligence in the combating terrorism, legal grounds and objectives of counterintelligence reporting and legal requirements for the implementation of such activities by operative units are highlighted in the study. The essence and risk of terrorism as a kind of crime threat to state security are also considered. The role and function of counterintelligence activities, counterintelligence awareness of circumstances in crime preparations and crime committed, significance of counterintelligence units of the Security Service of Ukraine in counteracting terrorist attacks have been determined. Legal grounds, priorities of counterintelligence reporting of crime preparation signs of the researched category are revealed, significance of the obtained results in the pre-trial investigation and their application evidence are mentioned. It has been mentioned that terrorism is a kind of criminal activity, the committing of a terrorist act and crimes is not only encroachment on public interests and public security, but also posing a threat to the national security of the state. The preparation and committing of such crimes is often supported and even initiated by special services and state bodies of foreign countries. Nowadays Ukraine is a vivid example and it is at war with a terrorist country. Under such circumstances, the role of counterintelligence units in combating terrorism is significant: their main priorities are to carry out comprehensive search initiatives in accordance with the established procedure in order to obtain relevant information related to threats, terrorist aims, terrorist groups or organizations, sponsorship of terrorist activities, etc. Keywords: terrorism; terrorist act; counterintelligence activities; counteraction to the crimes; operative reporting; pre-trial investigation. REFERENCES LIST OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS LEGISLATION

1. Pro Kontseptsiiu borotby z teroryzmom v Ukraini [On counterintelligence activities] Ukaz Prezydenta Ukrainy vid 05.03.2019 № 53/2019 data zvernennia 04.05.2022 [in Ukrainian].
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BIBLIOGRAPHY AUTHORED BOOKS

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EDITED BOOKS

1. Pohoretskyi M A, Serheieva D B (za red), Kryminalistychna taktyka [Forensic tactics] (Kyiv, Alerta, 2017) 244 [in Ukrainian].

ARTICLES

1. Pohoretskyi M A, Nehlasni slidchi (rozshukovi) dii: problemy provadzhennia ta vykorystannia rezultativ u dokazuvanni [Secret investigative (search) actions: problems of proceedings and use of results in evidence] (2013) 1 Yurydychnyi chasopys Natsionalnoi akademii vnutrishnikh sprav 270–277 [in Ukrainian].
2. Pohoretskyi M A, Berest H S, Operatyvno-rozshukove zabezpechennia rozsliduvannia terorystychnoho aktu iz zastosuvanniam vybukhovoho prystroiu [Operative investigative support for the investigation of a terrorist act with the use of an explosive device] (2009) 4 Visnyk Zaporizkoho yuryd. in-tu Dnipropetrovskoho derzh. un-tu vnutr. sprav 211–225 [in Ukrainian].
3. Pohoretskyi M A, Poniattia ta sutnist lehalizatsii operatyvno-rozshukovoi informatsii [The concept and essence of legalization of investigative information] (2010) 4 Visnyk Luhanskoho derzh. un-tu vnutr. sprav im. E. O. Didorenka. Luhansk 26–40 [in Ukrainian].
4. Pohoretskyi M A, Serhieieva D B, Nehlasni slidchi (rozshukovi) dii ta operatyvno-rozshukovi zakhody: poniattia, sutnist i spivvidnoshennia [Covert investigative (search) actions and operative-search measures: concept, essence and relationship] (2014) 2(33) Borotba z orhanizovanoiu zlochynnistiu i koruptsiieiu (teoriia i praktyka) 137–141 [in Ukrainian].
5. Pohoretskyi M A, Pochatok dosudovoho rozsliduvannia: okremi problemni pytannia [The beginning of the pre-trial investigation: certain problematic issues] (2015) 1 Visnyk kryminalnoho sudochynstva 93–103 [in Ukrainian].

CONFERENCE PAPERS

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2. Pohoretskyi M A, Suchasnyi teroryzm: problemni pytannia [Modern terrorism: problematic issues] Ekstremizm, suchasni proiavy ta napriamy borotby z nym: materialy kruhloho stolu (m. Poltava, 12–13 hrudnia 2013 r.) / za red. E V Fedosova (Kyiv, FOP Kandyba T. P., 2013) 83–85 [in Ukrainian].
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4. Pohoretskyi M A, Borotba z teroryzmom: problemy pravovoho rehulyrovanyia [Fight against terrorism: problems of legal regulation] Aktualni problemy budivnytstva ta rozvytku vnutrishnikh viisk MVS Ukrainy: materialy nauk. – prakt. konf. (m. Kharkiv, 25–26 liutoho 2003 r.) (Kharkiv, VI VV MVS Ukrainy, 2003) 34–36 [in Ukrainian].
5. Pohoretskyi M A, Borotba z suchasnym teroryzmom: mizhnarodni ta vnutrishnoderzhavni problemy pravovoho rehuliuvannia [Struggle with modern terrorism: international and domestic problems of legal regulation] (2003) 1 Chest i zakon: nauk. – prakt. zhurn. vnutr. viisk MVS Ukrainy 24–27 [in Ukrainian].
6. Pohoretskyi M A, Kryminalno-pravova otsinka operatyvno-rozshukovoi informatsii pro terorystychnyi akt [Criminal-legal evaluation of operative-investigative information about a terrorist act] Problemy vidpovidalnosti za zlochyny proty hromadskoi bezpeky za novym Kryminalnym kodeksom Ukrainy: mater. mizhn. nauk. – prakt. seminaru (m. Kharkiv, 1–2 zhovt. 2002 r.) (Kharkiv, Skhidno-rehion. tsentr humanitarno-osvitnikh initsiatyv, 2003) 224–228 [in Ukrainian].
7. Pohoretskyi M A, Berest H S, Operatyvno-rozshukove suprovodzhennia dosudovoho rozsliduvannia terorystychnoho aktu, vchynenoho z vykorystanniam vybukhovoho prystroiu [Operative investigative support of the pre-trial investigation of a terrorist act committed with the use of an explosive device] Vid hromadskoho suspilstva – do pravovoi derzhavy: Teoriia i praktyka protydii zlochynnosti: VI mizhnarodna naukovopraktychna konferentsiia, 15 kvitnia 2011 r., m. Kharkiv: zb. tez dopovidei (Kharkiv, KhNU im. V. N. Karazina, 2011) 156–159 [in Ukrainian].