The question of salaries in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (officially called monetary support) is one of the main ones that interests foreign volunteers. Today we will tell you the basic rules for accruing money in the Ukrainian military service.

Cash payments are not made until arrival in Ukraine and signing a contract. Salary accrual begins from the first day of signing the contract. It is credited to the serviceman's personal bank card, which is opened in one of the Ukrainian banks. You can withdraw cash, pay for the service with a card or send a money transfer abroad.

It is important to know: military salaries for Ukrainian citizens and foreign volunteers are the same.

For the period of training at the Training Center (lasting from 30 days to 6 weeks), staying outside the combat zone (now this is a rarity), the financial support is about 490 US dollars. After completing training and starting service in a combat zone, cash payments increase.

The combat zone and the tasks performed by servicemen are different. Therefore, we have 4 types of payments that depend on where the serviceman is located.

If a serviceman performs combat or special tasks outside a combat zone, he receives an additional $715.

If he performs combat or special tasks as part of a military command body, a headquarters of a group of troops, a tactical group headquarters, or other similar bodies, he receives an additional $1,190.

The most likely service option is direct participation in combat operations. Here, the additional cash reward is $2,380 per month.

It is important to clarify that such amounts are paid for a full month of stay in a combat zone and the performance of combat and special tasks. That is, if you directly participate in combat operations for 15 days, then your payment will be: $ 490 + $ 1190 combat pay for 15 days. So in total: $ 1680 per month.

In addition, an additional payment of $ 1670 is paid. It is paid when a serviceman is on combat missions for a full 30 days. For example, one month a serviceman took direct part in combat operations for 15 days, in another also for 15 days. As a result, at the end of the second month he will receive an additional $ 1670. So in 2 months his salary will be $ 5030.

Many foreigners perform combat or special tasks in a combat zone for 30 days. So in a month such a serviceman can receive $ 4540. On average, a Ukrainian serviceman, including a foreign volunteer performing tasks on the front line, will receive $3-4 thousand per month.

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You can read or watch the appeal of the authorized representative of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for foreign volunteers Oleksiy Bezhevets here.