SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN FORMING LOGISTICS SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES

In wartime conditions, social and territorial imbalances become especially stronger. They show up in weak support for vulnerable groups of people, insufficient development of transport infrastructure, limited access to basic and municipal services, and also a low level of public health. It has been proven that, to solve the problems of sustainable development of rural areas, logistics goes beyond a purely economic function and turns into a socially oriented tool for managing territories, gaining the features of social logistics. Social entrepreneurship is viewed as a practical carrier of social logistics at the local level. Social enterprises, especially cooperative ones, can introduce affordable logistics solutions in transportation, social services, and public utility services, utilize local resources effectively, and mitigate social and spatial imbalances between communities. Their development largely depends on the quality of the institutional environment and the level of logistics support. It is stated that social value is created in parallel with economic value, and logistics solutions ensure effective service delivery to the community and the financial stability of the enterprise. Cooperation between social entrepreneurship, local self-government bodies, and scientific institutions creates conditions for developing effective logistics models aimed at sustainable development, social inclusion, and improving the quality of life of people in rural areas. The study argues that it is necessary to strengthen the role of institutional factors, including the legal and regulatory framework, state support, and partnership mechanisms between authorities, businesses, and civil society. It is justified that logistics factors, especially access to transport infrastructure, organization of supply and sales, optimization of the vehicle fleet, and reduction of operating costs, determine economic viability and competitiveness. The role of cooperation as an organizational mechanism for developing social entrepreneurship in rural territorial communities is proven.