The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has authorized the write-off of military property lost in battle using a simplified procedure – in two weeks instead of six months, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov signed a corresponding order, the ministry said.

"Military property lost during hostilities can be written off using a simplified procedure. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has eliminated unnecessary bureaucratic procedures. Now there is no need to conduct a separate investigation for each item and obtain approval from senior management," the Ministry of Defense said in the Telegram channel on Tuesday.

As noted in the statement, previously it took from one month to six months to write off, for example, a drone. "To do this, it was necessary to collect up to 40 documents. The adopted changes will shorten the procedure to two to three weeks. Equipment worth up to UAH 1.5 million will be able to be written off by commanders of companies, battalions or brigades," the Ministry of Defense said.

Reportedly, in accordance with the order, commanders can: write off weapons expended during combat operations or during practical shooting on the basis of a write-off act approved by the commander of an individual company, battalion, brigade; write off UAVs worth up to UAH 1.5 million lost as a result of hostilities without obtaining approvals from the command of the air forces, logistics forces and the Ministry of Defense; divide, disassemble samples of military equipment damaged during combat missions, or components that are not used, for restoration, modernization or production of other equipment; without conducting an investigation, write off kamikaze drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles modified to perform missions to hit targets under a simplified procedure.

"Previously, for an investigation into the decommissioning of a UAV, it was necessary to collect 16-18 documents. From now on, only two are sufficient for decommissioning: a certificate of launch during combat operations and a certificate of high-quality technical condition, the message says," the Ministry of Defense said in the statement.

By simplifying the procedure and reducing the decommissioning time, commanders will quickly receive information about the need for military equipment. As reported, changes to the write-off procedure were developed jointly with the Ministry of Digital Transformation.