The article considers the current problem of preserving the mental health of servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as the main factor in the successful implementation of combat missions in difficult and extreme conditions. The main criteria and indicators of mental health of servicemen are defined and substantiated, taking into account the experience of their participation in hostilities. The urgency of this problem is determined by the professional activities of servicemen, who are entrusted with important tasks of national defense, protection of sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability, the implementation of which depends directly on the health of servicemen, in this context of mental health and health disorders. I in the mental sphere can make a person with a weapon incapable of performing the task on purpose or even become dangerous to society. Therefore, in order to adequately assess the mental health of servicemen, it is necessary to determine its criteria and indicators. The purpose of the article. In view of the above, the purpose of the article is a retrospective analysis of the approaches of scientists to the problem of mental health of servicemen, as well as the definition and justification of its criteria and indicators. The high level of physical and psychological stress during the activities in the special conditions in which servicemen are, leads to increased requirements for their personal and professional qualities. To ensure continuous monitoring of the health of servicemen, there is a need to identify and refine indicators and criteria of mental health in particular. To adequately assess the mental health of servicemen, we have identified its criteria and indicators, such as the quality of mental processes and states, the configuration of mental properties, the level of self-regulation and the presence of bad habits of the serviceman. Particular attention should be paid to the proposed criteria of mental health, the manifestations of which are characteristic of participation in hostilities. Of course, these positions are the first steps in the scientific solution of this problem. And the proposed criteria and indicators need further research, refinement and addition, especially based on the study of the experience of military participation in hostilities and their consequences.

У статті розглядається актуальна проблема збереження психічного здоров’я військовослужбовців Збройних Сил України, як головного фактору успішного виконання бойових завдань в складних та екстремальних умовах діяльності. Визначені та обґрунтовані основні критерії та показники психічного здоров’я військовослужбовців з урахуванням досвіду їх участі в бойових діях.

В статье рассматривается актуальная проблема сохранения психического здоровья военнослужащих Вооруженных Сил Украины, как главного фактора успешного выполнения боевых задач в сложных и экстремальных условиях деятельности. Определены и обоснованы основные критерии и показатели психического здоровья военнослужащих с учетом опыта их участия в боевых действиях.