Ukrainian govt increases payments for family members of deceased and missing defenders

From March 1, 2026, targeted assistance for the families of defenders who gave their lives or went missing while defending Ukraine from Russian aggression will increase in Ukraine, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has announced.

"The minimum pension payment for each disabled family member, from among the parents, spouses, husbands, for one child of fallen defenders, and for the child of a deceased defender who is assigned state assistance instead of a pension, will be no less than UAH 12,810 per person. Today, the minimum payment for them is UAH 7,800," Svyrydenko wrote in the Telegram channel.

In addition, she added, the minimum pension payment will increase for families where a pension or state social assistance is assigned to two or more family members of the deceased defender, except for the disabled parents, spouse or husband. In such cases, the payment should be no less than UAH 10,020 per family member, instead of the current UAH 6,100.

"From March 1, 2027, these amounts will be indexed annually," the Prime Minister summarized.