Sunday23 February 2025
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Will the relatives of military personnel who voluntarily surrendered receive compensation? Here's the response from the Territorial Recruitment Center.

New regulations have been implemented in Ukraine regarding the disbursement of payments to the families of missing soldiers or those held captive.
Получат ли выплаты родственники военнослужащих, которые добровольно сдались в плен – ответ ТЦК.

Families of servicemen who voluntarily surrendered to Russian captivity will lose their right to monetary support. Reported by TSN. This information comes from Kontrakty.UA.

This was explained by Roman Istomin, the spokesperson for the Poltava Regional TCC and SP, as reported by "Poltavska Khvylia".

Who can receive payments for the missing in action

Now, servicemen can designate who will receive their payments or state that they will withdraw the money themselves. To do this, they must write a personal directive indicating who should receive the funds.

50% of the monetary support for the missing serviceman is distributed equally among the first-degree relatives. The first-degree relatives include:

  • parents,
  • spouse,
  • representative of minor children.

In the absence of a personal directive and listed first-degree relatives, 20% of the amount is divided among adult children and close siblings.

50% or 80% of the unpaid funds remain with the military unit until the serviceman returns from captivity. If it turns out that he has died or has been declared deceased by the court, this money will be included in the inheritance.

If a serviceman voluntarily surrendered, neither he nor his relatives will receive money

The regulation regarding payments does not apply to servicemen who voluntarily surrendered to captivity, deserted their military units, or deserted, says Roman Istomin.

Earlier, Zelensky responded to whether the state has enough money to pay millions to contractors.