Review

«The essence of any war is deception! « The article stated that from the moment Ukraine was declared an independent state, a rapid transition from totalitarianism to democracy began. However, in addition to positive changes, there are also certain negative points that may threaten national sovereignty against the background of the war unleashed by the Russian Federation. This was also facilitated by the support of military aggression by individual citizens, which is due to the purposeful influence on their (primarily young) consciousness and subconsciousness and the formation of an anti-social position (distrust of the current authorities, law enforcement and special agencies, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, etc.), as well as incitement to commit acts of disobedience or other illegal actions. This happens, including, as a result of the implementation of systemic destructive influence. Taking into account the above, is to analyze the concept of «destructive» and outline the organizational and legal methods of countering this negative phenomenon (including on the Internet). Attention has been drawn to the fact that the systematic and complex disinformation organized by the special services of the russian federation is currently an actual threat to the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. The above requires improvement of: legal regulation of information dissemination, the procedure for restricting access to it in cases of fakeness; methods and legal grounds for prosecuting subjects involved in disseminating disinformation. It is argued that the destructive informational influence that accompanies external armed aggression and is implemented in the internal informational space of Ukraine aims to strengthen anti-Ukrainian positions through purposeful pressure on state institutions, polarizing society and replacing traditional national values. In the context of countering such influence, the discussion is spreading regarding: the limits of state intervention in the information sphere, since democracy can exist only in the presence of strong and independent mass media, guaranteeing everyone the right to freedom of speech and expression of their views; observance of democratic principles in the context of opposing weapons of the so-called «mass information destruction». In the final part of the study, based on the results of the study of expert work, a number of measures are determined, the implementation of which will increase the effectiveness of countering the use of the Internet for the purpose of destructive informational influences.