The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has established an additional payment in the amount of UAH 70,000 for military personnel and police officers performing combat missions on the first line, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has reported.

"We continue to support our defense forces. In pursuance of the joint initiative of the Verkhovna Rada and the government, an additional payment of UAH 70,000 has been established today for military personnel and police officers performing combat missions on the first line," Shmyhal wrote on the Telegram channel.

According to him, a one-time reward will be accrued for every 30 days of completing such tasks.

As the Defense Ministry of Ukraine said on its website, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov noted that "this decision is not only about motivation, but also about fairness. The reward will provide an additional incentive for our defenders who are at the forefront of combat operations. I am grateful to my colleagues for their understanding and support."

Representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada Taras Melnychuk said on the Telegram channel that military personnel and police officers performing combat (special) missions during combat (special) operations on the line of armed clashes with the enemy at a distance from the performance of combat (special) missions by a military unit (detachment, including consolidated ones) of the first echelon of defense or offensive (counter-offensive, counter-attack) up to and including a company strong point, as well as on enemy territory (including on the territory between the positions of enemy troops and friendly troops in areas of military (combat) operations, in temporarily Russia-occupied territory of Ukraine), a one-time additional remuneration has been established in the amount of UAH 70,000 for every 30 days (totally calculated) of the completion of such tasks.