Relocation (movement) of enterprises has become a reality of conducting Ukrainian business in recent years. This process especially intensified with the beginning of full-scale military operations on the territory of Ukraine and the forced relocation of many enterprises to regions that are conditionally safe for doing business. At the state level, a support program for relocated enterprises has been developed, and at the regional level, local self-government bodies are implementing measures to assist relocated enterprises. The relocation process has both positive and negative consequences for the regions to which the relocated enterprises move. The scientific works devoted to this topic mainly address the issues of legal regulation and the economic and organizational influence of the relocated enterprises on the financial results of regional development. At the same time, insufficient attention is paid to social aspects and the impact of relocated enterprises on the environment. The article aims to analyze the impact of the relocated enterprises on the socio-economic development of the western oblasts of Ukraine and evaluate the possibility of the negative impact of the growing number of enterprises on the condition and quality of the environment. The article deals with the current issues of the relocation of enterprises caused by the conduct of military operations on the territory of Ukraine. The regions to which enterprises are most actively moving and the structures of relocated enterprises are analyzed. The impact of the process of enterprise relocation on the socio-economic development of Carpathian region is evaluated and determined to be insignificant. The probability of a negative impact on the environment as a result of additional anthropogenic and technogenic load on the regional ecosystem is also assessed. The advantages and disadvantages of business relocation for the development of Carpathian region are determined. The need to consider the dynamics of business relocation in the strategic planning of regional development is substantiated. 

development strategy, program of business relocation, Carpathian region, SWOT analysis, ecological and economic impact