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Today there is a significant demand for unique tourist resources, new interesting routes that meet the cognitive interests and daily tourist practices of the urban population. The objects of street art are distinguished by the fact that due to their strong artistic content, they are able to arouse interest and inspire reflection on socially important issues and problems of today and meet the demand of tourists both within organized tours and amateur tourism. The object of research is conceptual tourist resources or street art objects of Kyiv. The main focus is on such types of resources as murals and minimalist sculptures, which are cultural symbols of the capital. The purpose of this research is to carry out a spatial analysis of street art objects and to develop excursion art routes on the basis of the obtained results of the distribution of street art resources by administrative territorial formations of the city. The main problem was to find the possibility of breeding tourist flows to ensure the rational use of available resources of street art and reduce the tourist load on the open public spaces of the capital, which are traditionally areas of greatest concentration of vacationers. A sociological survey of three age categories (18–25 years, 26–35 years, over 36 years) showed that 76.7 % of respondents consider murals to be the decoration of the capital, and 88 % of the total number noted the importance of the external design of murals. Under the conditions of choosing the subject of wall painting for wall decoration in the area of residence, 51 % of respondents preferred social subjects, 20 % – environmental and 17 % portraits of famous people. Almost 84 % of respondents expressed interest in receiving extended information about modern art objects, with subsequent participation in the tour, of which the greatest interest was formed in the age group of 18–25 years. As a result of the spatial analysis of the street art resources of the Kyiv districts, it was established that as of July 2021, more than 200 street art objects have been created in Kyiv. The largest number of them locates in Shevchenkivskyi district – 64, and the smallest number – 4 in Desnianskyi district. Tourist interest, in the context of the tourist potential of street art, is formed by mini-sculptures created within the project “Search”, reflecting the cultural symbols of the capital. For pedestrian routes, based on the results of spatial analysis, Podilsky and Darnytskyi districts were chosen as representative areas, which allows to diversify tourist flows within the city. The proposed study was not limited to the size of the murals, which allowed to include in the analysis murals created both on residential buildings and on high concrete fences, on the walls of educational institutions, if they had a certain cognitive component. This allowed to expand the possibilities of involving street art objects in excursion routes in certain districts of Kyiv. The route in Podilskyi district includes 13 street art objects, including 9 murals and 4 mini sculptures. The route through the Darnytskyi district of the capital includes 15 murals, which are considered to be the most monumental murals in the city of Kyiv. The developed routes allow to get acquainted with the monumental street art executed in various techniques and devoted to various subjects.

In recent years, modern Ukrainian cuisine has undergone significant transformations and received coverage in the media space. Many journalists, bloggers and other famous people spoke positively about the taste characteristics of Ukrainian dishes. During the execution of this thesis, an economic and geographical analysis of the state of development of modern Ukrainian cuisine and its position in the market of tourist services was carried out, possible prospects for the development and popularization of the industry in the coming years were also described, and a territorial analysis of the location of Ukrainian cuisine establishments was carried out. Territorial analysis revealed significant opportunities for the development of Ukrainian cuisine establishments in all districts of Kyiv. Undoubtedly, the popularity of this cuisine has a positive effect on becoming a leader in the gastronomic market of Kyiv and Ukraine. Considering the corona crisis and the war, the exit of many big "players" of the restaurant business from the Ukrainian space, domestic restaurateurs have a great opportunity to flood this rapidly growing market. Global interest in Ukraine also has a significant impact on the development of Ukrainian cuisine, and, accordingly, additional opportunities for popularizing the cuisine. Restoring traditional dishes, combining them with modern trends and arranging an incredible atmosphere for serving dishes and interior - this is the key puzzle in making Ukrainian cuisine a hallmark of gastronomic tourism in Kyiv.

After the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Moldova accepted a significant number of Ukrainian refugees (over 100,000 people) and expressed support for Kyiv at the diplomatic level. Moldova continues to provide humanitarian support and cooperate to prevent the threat from the PMR. Ukraine's victory in the war will be an important milestone for increasing Kyiv's political role among European countries and further closer cooperation. Ukraine supports the integrity of Moldova and aims to achieve harmonious and friendly relations with it, so it can be assumed that even in the post-war period, the vector of bilateral relations will be aimed at deepening the cooperation of the border territories, both in the economic, cultural and tourist spheres. The nature of cross-border cooperation between Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova can be assessed as close and multifaceted. Within the framework of the three Euroregions, economic, environmental, cultural, and tourist activities are carried out. The cultural component of cooperation, in general, is quite widely and qualitatively presented at the expense of local diasporas and the openness of both sides for the development of local communities. It is connected with tourist activity, which at the moment is actually impossible due to hostilities, but has broad prospects in the future due to the unity of the ethno-cultural component of Bessarabia, which can be used for further joint development.

The restoration of tourism in Ukraine after the war will be one of the key problems for the state and business. It is predicted that the flow of tourists will increase in the post-war period. Voluntary tourism can become an interesting direction of tourism during the restoration of Ukraine. There were many interesting places to visit in Ukraine, but the Russian soldiers destroyed many things, such as, for example, the "XII Months" zoo, which suffered a lot as a result of the occupation of Kyiv region. A zoo "XII Months" was a modern park where the residents of the surrounding areas liked to spend their weekends, here all the conditions were provided for visitors to immerse themselves in the interesting world of animals on any of the 365 days of the year. All safety conditions for animals and visitors were observed, but since February 24, the zoo was under occupation, and was cut off from all the benefits of civilization for about a month. That's when life in the zoo seemed to stop. Animals began to die, lack of food, cold, etc. led to negative consequences for the natural environment. To restore the functioning of the park, a project of solidarity work was proposed, which aims to attract tourists from different countries of the world to help with restoration, care for animals, as well as to get acquainted with Ukrainian culture, customs and cuisine.

The gastronomic heritage of a people is a unique tool for its identification and history, because it has absorbed all the features characteristic of different epochs of historical development. Ukrainian traditional dishes are a phenomenon of national culture, as they are preserved in the everyday life of most Ukrainians to this day. In addition, tourists from different parts of the world always prefer to taste Ukrainian borscht, varenyky, Poltava dumplings or Carpathian banush, because outside Ukraine, Ukrainian traditional cuisine is a certain brand associated with our state. When studying the gastronomic heritage of Ukraine, it is worth understanding that it is not only part of the cultural heritage, but also a resource for the development of the regional economy, so the relevance of its study is important not only from the point of view of preserving traditions. Gastronomic heritage is the basis for the development of gastronomic tourism in Ukraine. It is through tourism that we can popularize and promote national cuisine, traditions, thereby preserving their authenticity and uniqueness, create pleasant tourist associations and a gastronomic brand of Ukraine. In addition, the study of gastronomic heritage in secondary school should play an educational function, nurturing schoolchildren's love for native culture, traditions and customs. The study of gastronomic heritage in the system of school education plays an important role from the point of view of learning about the traditional culture of the people. Knowledge of gastronomic heritage fosters self-identification of Ukrainians, creates closer family ties, through which ancient recipes are passed down from generation to generation. Therefore, preserving culinary traditions and giving them important importance in the educational process will have a positive effect on the outlook and patriotic education of schoolchildren. It is also worth understanding that conducting optional classes, where gastronomic heritage will be studied, will contribute to the development of culinary skills.