USE OF MIGRATION CAPITAL IN UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

Abstract

The study analyzes the utilization of migration capital in specific regions of Ukraine amidst the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. It examines the advantages and disadvantages of production relocation in the context of leveraging the potential of internally displaced persons (IDPs). The research identifies prospects for the return of external migrants who fled abroad at the onset of the full-scale Russian military aggression. It outlines measures that local administrations can implement to concentrate human resources in specific regions. Furthermore, the study highlights potential state efforts aimed at labor market regulation to utilize the labor potential of migrants. Future prospects for concentrating labor migrants in certain parts of Ukraine are defined, considering various scenarios for the conclusion or cessation of active hostilities. Finally, the research outlines the role of national industrial parks, whose development can facilitate the concentration of the working-age population in regions focused on accelerated industrial modernization. The state is interested in the concentration of the population in industrial parks (technoparks) to provide production with the necessary number of employees. Their placement depends on the specific conditions of a given region, as well as the implementation of state plans for relocating production to areas distant from the front line. Foreign investors have shown interest in certain projects related to the development of weapons and military equipment production. These investors expect finished production results, which can be ensured through the organization of a full production cycle. In current conditions, such organization requires an increase in the level of specialist training and higher standards for product quality. In the long term, the efforts of the state and local authorities should focus on strengthening the infrastructure of industrial parks and forming new logistics hubs, which will require an adequate supply of qualified personnel. Their training, along with measures to counter the "brain drain," must result from the implementation of far-reaching state programs aimed at industrial modernization. This could be a significant factor in shielding Ukraine from the need for the mass employment of external labor migrants. Increasing the qualification levels of migrants and their wage levels could become a decisive factor not only in their concentration within industrial parks but also as a means of preventing the "brain drain" abroad.