The servicemen will receive monthly remuneration of UAH 100,000 – Government decision

Ukraine will provide a monthly remuneration to the tune of UAH 100,000  to the servicemen. The relevant decision was endorsed today by the Government in pursuance of the Presidential Decrees.

Therefore, under martial law, servicemen of the Armed Forces, the Security Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, the National Guard, the State Border Guard Service, the State Security Department, the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection, the State Special Transport Service, rank and file and senior staff of the State Emergency Service and police officers, paid an additional fee of UAH 30,000 per month.

All the servicemen who are directly involved in hostilities or provide measures for national security and defense, repulse and deter armed aggression, being directly in the areas and during the implementation of these measures, the amount of additional remuneration increases to UAH 100,000 per month, in proportion to time participation in such actions and activities.

The families of the fallen servicemen are paid a one-time cash benefit of UAH 15 million, which is distributed in equal shares to all recipients.

"The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed aboutthis yesterday. Today the decision was endorsed by the Cabinet of Ministers. And I want to repeat the words of the President: this is not done to say "thank you". This is done so that our defenders know that the country is grateful to them. The state must pay decently for this important work. In addition, we continue to do everything to strengthen our defense capabilities at the international level! Thank you for your support to all partner countries! Glory to Ukraine! ", Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov said.