Defense Ministry’s spending on soldiers’ salaries in June to reach amount paid for one year without active combat — Maliar

During the period of martial law, the Ministry of Defense spent UAH 121 billion on salaries for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“In March, we financed UAH 20 billion for February. In April (we spent) UAH 38 billion, and in May payments for April equal UAH 51 billion. In June, we plan to transfer more than UAH 64 billion. This is an approximate figure of how much we used to pay for the year,” — she noted.

As reported, the calculation of additional payments to the military during martial law is as follows: for those servicemen who are not directly involved in hostilities, additional remuneration is calculated at the rate of UAH 30,000 per month, or about UAH 1,000 per day. For those soldiers, who are involved in hostilities, additional remuneration is calculated at the rate of UAH 100,000 per month, or about UAH 1,000 per day.

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