We are launching an army reform. Throughout April, the key areas of the reform were agreed – the military command and the Government defined the framework for change. Now, in May, all key details will be finalized. In June, the reform will begin – and the first results must already be delivered in June, particularly in the area of financial support for soldiers, sergeants, and commanders of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
First: I have set the task of significantly increasing pay based on the principle of fairness. Specifically, combat missions on the frontline, real combat and leadership experience, and the effectiveness of a servicemember must guarantee increased pay. The minimum level must be at least 30,000 hryvnias for non-combat positions. For combat positions, it should be several times higher. For Ukrainian commanders, combat sergeants, and officers, pay must be dignified and significantly higher.
Second: special attention to infantry. A Ukrainian infantryman who holds the frontline must feel that our state truly respects him. I have instructed that special contracts be introduced specifically for our infantry, with payments in the range of 250,000 to 400,000 hryvnias depending on the execution of combat missions.
Third: approaches to staffing our units and managing personnel will be changed. I have instructed that the contract system in the Defense Forces be strengthened so that, by expanding the contract component, defined service duration terms are ensured and – starting already this year – a phased discharge from service becomes possible for those who were mobilized earlier, based on clear time-based criteria. I have instructed the military command and the Minister of Defense of Ukraine to discuss the implementation of the reform with our combat commanders and to take their proposals into account in the work on the reform’s details. Next week, I expect a report on concrete steps to implement the reform – including the schedule for increased payments starting in June and the system of updated contracts.
Glory to Ukraine!
"I don't enjoy killing. I treat it as work that cleans Ukraine of Russians, like Colorado beetles." This is 47-year-old sniper Tetyana Khimion, callsign "Tango" — a former ballroom dance instructor from Sloviansk, writes Ukrainska Pravda. 1/
Ukraine is standing because Ukrainians refuse to kneel.
🇺🇦 NEVER stop talking about Ukraine 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 NEVER stop believing in Ukraine 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 NEVER stop supporting Ukraine 🇺🇦
“Every Ukrainian today is living under threat. Every woman, every child, every elderly person ...we are all targets. This is not just a war between armies.
This is a war against people, against our way of life, against our future.”
- Olena Zelenska 🇺🇦
Don't look away...🫂
I barely recognize myself in the mirror.
War made me older
without asking.
More tired.
More sharp.
More real.
But my eyes still burn.
And that fire
russia cannot take from me.
@RimaFellaria@NelltheWeaver Every word in a “security” agreement is a fuzzy word. Do not count on a country that has not already kept its word, choosing instead to slip slide out the back door, as has been done to UKR.
"The West must show resilience and determination, Ukraine needs more weapons, not just promises...
Europe has to move from words to deeds."
- Kaja Kallas
I absolutely agree with her..
Wake up, Europe!
Dear world,
Four years ago you watched our explosions on your screens.
For you it was breaking news.
For us it was the end of normal life.
Children learned the sound of missiles
Before multiplication tables.
We learned to sleep in corridors.
To text “I love you” like it might be the last time.
Four years later
we are tired.
But we are not gone.
Please don’t get used to our war.
We never did.
From Ukraine🇺🇦
I’m from Donbas.
Cold apartments don’t scare me.
What scares me
Is when people get used to our suffering.
So I keep writing.
So you don’t forget
We’re still alive.
“If we are giving everything on the plate to the aggressor, it sends a signal to all the aggressors in the world that you can do this.”
- K.Kallas
It's sad..but this is true..