摘要:The relevance of the article is confirmed by the need to develop scientific and methodological support for determining the development goals system in a region.It is one of the priorities for both the scientific community and public authorities. In particular, scientific basis, which coulddesign the development goals system in a region, requires further development and improvement. It should be based onboth the traditional and non-traditional methods of system analysis. The purpose of the article is to suggest recommendations for improving the scientific and methodological support for determining the development goals system in a region through using specific tools of fuzzy cognitive modeling. It has been proved that comprehensive assessment of regional socio-economic systems is impossible without the application of systemic approach, which allows interconnecting a large number of processes occurring in the economic, social and environmental systems in a region. Such researchis successfully carried outusing a cognitive approach to study complex systems of different nature. The authors of the article have considered peculiarities of drawing fuzzy cognitive maps, the latter being used as a tool for displaying real dynamic systems in a form that corresponds to human perception of such processes. A logical patternfor carrying out structural analysis of the socio-economic development of the region has been suggested.The patterncomprises five interrelated stages and includes constructing a fuzzy cognitive model of socio-economic development in the Ukrainian regions.The systemic indicators of fuzzy cognitive models of socio-economic development in the Ukrainian regions have beensuggested, and the analysis of their influence on the development of in the Ukrainian regions has been carried out.