President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law that allows the military to decide who will receive payments if they go missing or are captured, UNN reports.
"Returned with the signature of the President of Ukraine," the draft law card reads.
According to the document, servicemen taken prisoner or hostage, as well as interned in neutral states or missing, are entitled to the payment of financial support.
It is noted that a serviceman can designate family members to whom payments will be made in the event of a missing person or capture.
In the absence of a personal order, the financial support is paid to the spouse and parents of the serviceman in equal shares, which in total does not exceed 50% of the financial support determined after the statutory deductions.
Financial support can also be paid to siblings.
In the event of the death of a serviceman or his declaration of death by a court, the amounts of financial support due to the serviceman and not paid to him are included in the inheritance.
However, the provisions of the law will not apply to military personnel who voluntarily surrendered, arbitrarily left military units (places of service) or deserted from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other military formations formed in accordance with the laws of Ukraine and law enforcement agencies.
Recall
The Verkhovna Rada has passed a draft law in the second reading and in general that provides for exemption of military from criminal liability for unauthorized leaving of a unit and desertion if it happened for the first time. However, in order to return to service, it will be necessary to obtain a written consent from the commander of the military unit.