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"Return to the military 30 thousand UAH": Zelensky reacted to a petition

The President of Ukraine has submitted the government and instructed the Prime Minister to provide "principles of justice" for servicemen. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has considered an electronic petition demanding that previously canceled cash prizes to the military. Zelensky's response on Tuesday, February 22, was published on the website of the Presidential Office of Ukraine. The Head of State submitted a petition for consideration by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmigal.

According to the President, today, "in order to ensure social justice to stimulating servicemen," the Cabinet of Ministers has taken a number of measures to differentiate the amount of remuneration depending on the place, conditions and peculiarities of the service in the formations of security and defense forces of Ukraine.

Therefore, awards of 30 and 100 thousand hryvnias will depend on the areas of stay of servicemen, as well as the complexity and specifics of the combat missions they perform. "I appealed to the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmigal to comply with the issues raised in electronic petition, paying special attention to ensuring proper social protection actions. The results of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will be informed about the results.

We will remind, in the forces of safety and defense reported that from February 1 in Ukraine the approach to the accrual of wages for fighters of the Armed Forces and the National Guard, who are in the rear, have now changed, now they will now receive less depending on the tasks and areas of service.

On February 3, Focus wrote that the petition in which Ukrainians ask President Vladimir Zelensky to return the previously canceled cash prizes to the Ukrainian military, gained the required number of votes. We will also remind, on February 8, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine provided new explanations for accrual of bonuses to Ukrainian servicemen.