Military Chaplains’ Provision of Psychological Assistance to Soldiers in Ukraine

This article presents the results of a theoretical analysis of and the author\u27s personal practical experience with the work of military chaplains in providing psychological assistance to Ukrainian servicemen. Researchers in the field of psychology of religion have identified a number of functions of religion,--namely communicative, regulatory, integrating, ideological and compensatory--on which the pastoral activity of a military chaplain can be analyzed in their provision of psychological assistance to combatants. A comparison of the tasks facing military psychologists and military chaplains is carried out based on legal documents. Emphasis is placed on those moments where they can functionally complement each other to achieve a common goal - maintaining the mental health of military personnel. It is noted that military chaplains do not replace military psychologists but complement and enhance the moral and psychological support of military service