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Ukrainian troops to get $2,200 bonuses for capturing enemy soldiers

Ukrainian service members will receive additional cash payments of UAH100,000 ($2,200) for each captured Russian combatant and UAH15,000 ($335) for killing an enemy soldier in small-arms combat, Deputy Defense Minister Mstyslav Banik announced on June 15.

15 June, 10:54 PM

Ukraine to begin gradual demobilization

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry announced plans to phase out from service troops who have served the longest and spent the most time on the front line.

12 June, 08:41 PM

Frontline troop pay should start at $1,400, commander says

The base pay for a rank-and-file Ukrainian soldier stationed from the front line up to 50 to 60 kilometers away should be at least UAH60,000 ($1,365), Col. Yurii Bereza, commander of the Dnipro-1 battalion, told NV Radio on May 11.

11 May, 09:19 PM

Battalion commander arrested for skimming soldiers' combat pay in monthly kickback scheme

Ukrainian law enforcement detained a battalion commander from a military unit in Zaporizhzhya who allegedly demanded kickbacks from his subordinates' combat pay, the National Police reported on May 6.

6 May, 03:06 PM

Zelenskyy unveils military overhaul with pay raises and discharge path for troops

Ukraine will launch a military reform aimed at raising troop pay, expanding contract service and creating a path for previously mobilized service members to be discharged, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on May 1.

1 May, 05:56 PM

Tatarstan increases payouts for Russian contract soldiers

Regional authorities in Tatarstan, Russia are raising financial incentives to attract citizens to sign military contracts, U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Jan. 23.

24 January 2025, 07:56 AM

Ternopil commander accused of misusing soldier for home repair

A platoon commander in Ternopil Oblast has been exposed for allegedly accruing a subordinate "combat" pay for nearly a year for the renovation of his daughter's house, the State Bureau of Investigation reported on Jan. 21.

21 January 2025, 06:24 PM

Ukrainian troops fighting in Kursk Oblast to receive $2,400 monthly bonuses

The Cabinet of Ministers has amended two standing resolutions to provide extra pay for Ukrainian military personnel, Cabinet’s Permanent Parliamentary Secretary Taras Melnychuk announced on Nov. 15.

15 November 2024, 09:16 PM

Ukrainian frontline troops see major allowance hike

The Ukrainian government has green-lit a substantial increase in allowances for its servicemen and women on the front lines, boosting their pay by 70,000 hryvnias ($1,784), as revealed by MP Oleksiy Honcharenko via Telegram on April 12.

12 April 2024, 01:38 PM

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