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This article analyzes Orthodox influence on developing national identity in modern Ukraine. The authors state that the factor of national specificity of Christianity is evident if we consider nations, especially in Central and Eastern Europe. In addition, Christianity influences the development of national cultures and has acquired the national characteristics of a particular community. Also, the war in Ukraine, which was started by the Russian Federation on 24 February 2022, has significantly impacted socio-cultural processes in Ukraine, the functioning of national identity, and the religious situation, especially regarding the Orthodox churches. Authors pay attention to the reference to the topic of national identity in the documents and sermons of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine to show how the Orthodox hierarchies treat these issues. In addition, they study the ideologies that the Russian Orthodox Church creates and tries to impose through the faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church churches of the Moscow Patriarchate as a dominant cultural, religious, and political discourse.

The Internet has become a platform for popularizing traditional religious teachings and rituals, bringing together believers worldwide, and creating a network of religious communities. With the help of the Internet, religious groups and communities can keep in touch with each other, exchange ideas and sermons, and attract new followers. The article is devoted to analysis of the impact of digital technologies on Orthodoxy in Ukraine, particularly on the example of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. The analysis of this problem is based on considering the general trends of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine's attitude to the implementation of digital technologies, as well as the analysis of individual projects related to the use of digital solutions. The central thesis of the research is that Ukrainian Orthodoxy, in the current challenging conditions, which are caused in particular by the war, strives to find a balance between the tradition, which was formed over many centuries, and innovations, which are generated by the Internet and digital culture and which make it possible to provide communication with the faithful and their support effectively, as well as to realize their mission. The authors present the main discussion about implementing digital technologies and online services into the Church's practice. Also, the most successful online and digital projects of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is devoted to the analysis of existential resilience in the everydayness of war. Authors pay attention to the main concepts of everyday life in the philosophy of the 20th century, especially in phenomenology (E. Husserl, A. Schütz and T. Luckmann, B. Waldenfels, H. Lefebvre). Also, the specific features of everydayness in war times are analyzed. Authors state that the everyday life of war has a certain peculiarity, which can be explained using the concepts of "boundary situation" and "state of exception." In a certain sense, the appeal to these concepts emphasizes the paradoxical nature of the everydayness of war since here there is a kind of departure from everyday life, the assertion of a state of exception, which is full of existential danger and at the same time a more significant concern for one's existence. "Existential resilience" can manifest itself in many aspects according to different dimensions of human existence. Authors focus on two aspects of "existential resilience" in the conditions of the everydayness of war, which is full of experiences of the state of exception and boundary situation. The first aspect concerns overcoming the horror of war and anxiety about saving a life; the second is related to maintaining moral sensitivity and avoiding the trap of the banality of evil. Moreover, the existential resilience observed during times of war is intricately intertwined with the sacred and religious dimensions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is devoted to analyzing philosophical counseling and coaching as contemporary tendencies of philosophy. The authors intend to demonstrate that philosophical counseling arises as a result of transformations of philosophy, its acquisition of a practical dimension related to the "end of metaphysics," the situation of "end of'grand narratives" (j.-F. Lyotard), "linguistic/communicative / practice turns in philosophy," "era of interpretation." Thus, philosophical counseling is closely related to modern philosophical trends - existentialism, philosophy of dialogue, communicative philosophy, hermeneutics. But, at the same time, the dimension of philosophical counseling was embedded in philosophy from the very beginning. The idea of "philosophy as a way of life" defines the essence of philosophical practice. Certain archetypal images include Socrates, who used his maieutic method to lead students to the truth (essentially advising them on how to choose the path to truth), or Plato, who traveled to the tyrants of Syracuse to "consult" how to create an ideal state. That is why the author's thesis is that to understand the essence of philosophical counseling and define its principles, we should turn to the peculiarities of the development of philosophy in the modern era and certain universal principles of philosophizing, manifested throughout history of philosophical thought. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is dedicated to several main problems of ecological ethics and to the Christian reactions to it. The authors demonstrate that the Christian response (especially, the one of Orthodox Christianity) to the ecological crisis and to the development of moral principles for the conservation of the natural habitat and for solving the environmental problems is the result of a synthesis of environmental ethics as a secular transformation of the moral sphere and of traditional religious principles based on theological reflections. At the same time, the ecological ethics of Christianity lays down a distinct anthropological aspect, which presupposes at the same time the challeges for human nature, which is connected with the improvement of the soul. The article also analyzes the influence of secularization on moral systems and thinking (especially, Charles Taylor's conception) and the general issues of ecological ethics. Authors state that within Christianity, we can observe a kind of adaptation of the response to environmental issues to religious consciousness and their interpretation through religious categories. The Orthodox Church, which is considered to be perhaps the most traditional Christian community, does not ignore environmental issues and tries to respond to the demand for ethical solutions to environmental problems. The appeal to environmental ethics enables the Church to show its civic activism and to give its moral principles a practical dimension. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To ensure reliable execution of flight tasks in the presence of both external perturbations and internal parametric perturbations, deterioration of the characteristics of the sensors, a control system structure based on intelligent technologies is proposed. The process of forming a "knowledge base" of a fuzzy controller is considered. The results of mathematical modeling of the longitudinal UAV control channel with a PID-controller and a fuzzy controller in the control loop are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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