Verkhovna Rada is offered to approve payments for destroyed Russian military equipment

Source: Roman Kostenko in a comment to Ukrinform

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine support the draft law on the establishment of a number of additional payments and benefits for the motivation of military personnel.

This was reported by the secretary of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, SBU Colonel Roman Kostenko.

In the letter of the Ministry of Defense, it is said that, based on the results of the discussion in the Ministry of Defense, the draft law is supported with the comments and proposals attached.

The draft law proposes to establish payments for the destruction or capture of enemy military equipment.

According to the draft law, the payment for the destroyed tank or multiple launch rocket system may reach up to UAH 370 thousand and for the warplane – up to 500 thousand.

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