The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted and published Resolution No. 768 of June 12, 2026 “On the introduction of additional motivational factors for certain categories of military personnel and special police officers , as well as establishing the features of military service under a contract by citizens of Ukraine.”
In the above-mentioned Resolution No. 768, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decides:
1. To agree with the proposal of the Ministry of Defense and other law enforcement agencies regarding the implementation, within two years from the day following the date of entry into force of this resolution, of a pilot project to introduce additional salary supplements (salary increases) or, as specified in the text of the resolution, motivational factors for certain categories of military personnel and special police officers.
New contracts with increased payments of up to 460 thousand hryvnias and guaranteed rights when serving under a contract by citizens of Ukraine, foreigners and stateless persons in the Armed Forces, the intelligence agency of the Ministry of Defense, the State Special Transport Service, the National Guard, the State Border Service, the Security Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service and the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection during martial law will also be approved.
Approved changes:
The new contract forms published in the file above (at the end of the document) provide for increased motivational factors of up to 460 thousand hryvnias in salary when citizens of Ukraine perform military service during martial law. Also, you can read and download the new Contract Form there, which provides for increased payments for performing military service during martial law by foreigners and stateless persons.
The participants of the experimental project are:
- citizens of Ukraine who are accepted for military service under a contract that provides for increased motivational factors, to the Armed Forces, the intelligence agency of the Ministry of Defense, the State Special Transport Service, the National Guard, the State Border Service, the Security Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service, and the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection;
- servicemen of the Armed Forces, the intelligence agency of the Ministry of Defense, the State Special Transport Service, the National Guard, the State Border Service, the Security Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service, and the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection, who are undergoing military service under a contract, upon conscription of officers, upon conscription during mobilization, for a special period, or military service upon conscription of reservists during a special period;
- foreigners and stateless persons who are accepted for military service under a contract that provides for increased motivational factors, to the Armed Forces, the intelligence agency of the Ministry of Defense, and the National Guard;
- special police officers who, in accordance with Part Four of Article 24 of the Law of Ukraine “On the National Police”, participate in the defense of Ukraine in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On the Defense of Ukraine” by directly conducting combat operations (hereinafter referred to as “police officers”);
- Ministry of Defense; Armed Forces; Intelligence Agency of the Ministry of Defense; State Special Transport Service; Ministry of Internal Affairs; National Guard; State Border Service; National Police; Security Service; Foreign Intelligence Service; State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection;
Financing under the new Resolution No. 768
The pilot project is financed at the expense and within the limits of the funds provided for in the state budget for the relevant year for the Ministry of Defense, the intelligence agency of the Ministry of Defense, the Administration of the State Special Transport Service, the National Guard, the Administration of the State Border Service, the National Police, the Security Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service, and the Administration of the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection.
Within the framework of the new resolution No. 768 on the implementation of the pilot project, military personnel serving in the Armed Forces and other law enforcement agencies (hereinafter referred to as military personnel) , as well as police officers during martial law , introduced by Decree of the President of Ukraine dated February 24, 2022 No. 64 “On the Introduction of Martial Law in Ukraine” , are paid:
1) in areas of combat operations or in areas of implementation of measures necessary to ensure the defense of Ukraine, protect the security of the population and the interests of the state in connection with the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine:
additional remuneration in the amount of up to 100,000 hryvnias per month in proportion to the time of participation in such actions and events – to military personnel who take direct part in combat operations or implement measures necessary to ensure the defense of Ukraine, protect the security of the population and the interests of the state in connection with the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, being directly in the areas of their implementation, on the territory of Ukraine temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation, on the territory between the positions of the defense forces and the positions of the troops of the aggressor state, on the territory of the aggressor state;
+ one-time reward for completing combat (special) tasks in the amount of:
– 170,000 hryvnias per month in proportion to the time spent performing such tasks during combat (special) operations on the line of combat contact with the enemy at the distance of performing combat (special) tasks by a military unit (subunit, in particular a consolidated one) of the first echelon of defense or offensive (counteroffensive, counterattack) up to and including the platoon stronghold, as well as on the territory of Ukraine temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation, on the territory between the positions of the defense forces and the positions of the troops of the aggressor state in the areas of military (combat) operations and on the territory of the aggressor state;
– 70,000 hryvnias per month in proportion to the time spent performing such tasks during combat (special) operations at a distance of performing combat (special) tasks by a military unit (subunit, in particular a consolidated one) of the first echelon of defense or offensive (counteroffensive, counterattack) up to and including the company stronghold;
+ reward for completing combat (special) tasks in the amount of:
– 20,000 hryvnias (per day) — for conducting assault operations in the event of the restoration (return) of positions (buildings, structures) captured by infiltrated enemy groups (units) in the depth of defense of their troops (units);
– 40,000 hryvnias (per day) — for conducting assault operations in the event of capturing positions (buildings, structures) directly on the line of combat contact or in the depths of the enemy’s defense;
– 100,000 hryvnias — for capturing an enemy serviceman
(for each captured enemy serviceman, which is distributed proportionally between the servicemen and / or police officers who directly participated in his capture);
– 15,000 hryvnias — for the destruction of enemy manpower (for each enemy serviceman destroyed in a shooting or hand-to-hand combat, provided that it is confirmed by appropriate video recording);
2) additional reward of 50,000 hryvnias :
for the performance of combat (special) tasks (calculated per month in proportion to the time spent performing combat (special) tasks) at the command posts of military command bodies, as well as at the command posts of brigades, centers, regiments, combined units, battalions, commandant’s offices and detachments, from which operational (combat) control of military units (units, in particular combined ones) conducting combat operations in areas of military (combat) operations is carried out (except for servicemen of security, support and service units that are part of the specified command posts);
3) additional remuneration for military personnel not specified in subparagraphs 1 and 2 of this paragraph:
– from 15,000 to 30,000 hryvnias proportionally per month, if they hold positions of instructors in military units;
– 10,000 hryvnias proportionally per month, except for military personnel specified in the second paragraph of this subparagraph.
! * Military personnel and police officers who are simultaneously entitled to additional remuneration under different conditions shall be paid such remuneration under the condition that provides for a larger amount.
! * Military personnel and police officers who are simultaneously entitled to a lump sum payment under different conditions shall be paid such payment under the condition that provides for a larger amount.
!* Military personnel and police officers who are entitled to receive daily remuneration for the performance of combat (special) tasks specified in paragraphs seven and eight of subparagraph 1 of this paragraph shall be paid such remuneration under a condition that provides for a higher amount.
The total amount of payments cannot exceed 460,000 hryvnias
(per month), which is established:
paragraphs two to eight of subparagraph 1 of this paragraph to each serviceman;
paragraphs three to eight of subparagraph 1 of this paragraph and additional remuneration, increased to 100 thousand hryvnias, provided for by paragraph 1 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated February 28, 2022 No. 168 “Issues of certain payments to military personnel, rank-and-file and command personnel, police officers and their families during martial law” (Official Gazette of Ukraine, 2022, No. 25, p. 1253), to each police officer.
The payments provided for by this resolution are not taken into account when assigning and recalculating pensions in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Pension Provision for Persons Discharged from Military Service and Certain Other Persons” .
Deadlines and new deadlines
The payments provided for by this resolution to military personnel specified in paragraph 4 of this resolution are made taking into account the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated February 28, 2022 No. 168 “Issues of certain payments to military personnel, rank and file and command personnel, police officers and their families during martial law”, except for paragraphs two and three of paragraph 1 1 of the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated February 28, 2022 No. 168;
The payments provided for by this resolution to police officers specified in paragraph 4 of this resolution are made taking into account the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated February 28, 2022 No. 168 “Issues of certain payments to military personnel, rank and file and command personnel, police officers and their families during martial law”, except for the second and third paragraphs of paragraph 1 of the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated February 28, 2022 No. 168.
6. To establish that after performing combat (special) tasks on the line of combat contact with the enemy at a distance from the performance of such tasks by a military unit (subunit, in particular a consolidated one) of the first echelon of defense or offensive (counteroffensive, counterattack) up to and including the company strongpoint, military personnel shall be provided with time for rest at the rate of one day of rest for every two days of performance of such tasks, by decision of the commander of the military unit and taking into account the operational situation.
7. To establish that the provisions of paragraph 2 of this resolution do not apply to military personnel who are undergoing military service within the framework of the implementation of a pilot project, the implementation of which is carried out in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated February 11, 2025 No. 153 “On the implementation of a pilot project to increase motivation for certain categories of citizens of Ukraine to perform military service in the Armed Forces, the National Guard and the State Border Service during martial law”, military personnel who are accepted for military service under a contract in accordance with Part Ten of Article 20 and Article 21 5 of the Law of Ukraine “On Military Duty and Military Service” .
8. To establish that military conscripts from among those who served under a contract concluded for a period of one year after the introduction of martial law in Ukraine by the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated February 24, 2022 No. 64 “On the Introduction of Martial Law in Ukraine”, martial law, and who did not conclude a contract in accordance with paragraph 8 of the Procedure approved by this resolution, and were discharged from military service after the entry into force of this resolution due to the expiration of the contract, due to family circumstances or other valid reasons, are not subject to conscription for military service during mobilization from the date of discharge from military service for six months, as well as an additional one month for every 30 days of direct participation in hostilities.
The periods during which persons liable for military service are not subject to conscription for military service , specified in the first paragraph of this paragraph, are calculated based on the totality of all the grounds for their provision, specified in the first paragraph of this paragraph. Within the specified periods, such persons liable for military service may be accepted or conscripted for military service with their consent.
9. To establish that military conscripts from among those who are discharged from military service within the time limits determined by the decree of the President of Ukraine (within the time limits determined by the decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for those who are undergoing military service by conscription, persons from among reservists during a special period), are not subject to conscription for military service during mobilization within three years from the date of discharge from military service .
10. The Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Security Service (with consent), the Foreign Intelligence Service (with consent) and the Administration of the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection shall, within two months after the completion of the implementation of the pilot project, submit to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, under this Resolution No. 768 , a report on the results of its implementation, as well as proposals for making relevant amendments to legislative acts.
Effective date
11. This resolution shall enter into force on the date of its publication, except for paragraphs 4 and 5 of this resolution, which shall enter into force on the date of publication of this resolution and shall apply from June 1, 2026.
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