The Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security supported the draft law on social protection of Ukrainian military

The Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security supported the draft law on social protection of Ukrainian military

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 20 2024, 09:52 AM  •  14407 views

The Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security has recommended the adoption of a draft law on social protection of the military involved in the operation in the Kursk region. The draft law provides for payments and benefits for the military on the front line.

The Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence recommended that the parliament adopt a bill on social protection of Ukrainian servicemen. This was announced by the chairman of the committee, MP  Oleksandr Zavitnevych, UNN reports with reference to the press service of the "Servant of the People".

Details 

We are talking about the presidential draft law No. 11483, which makes it impossible to apply the provisions of the Law "On Social and Legal Protection of Servicemen and Their Families" unequally for our defenders who are participating in the operation in Kursk region.

It is envisaged that the law will apply to servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other lawful military formations and special purpose law enforcement agencies, the State Special Communications Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Defense Ministry's GUR and the intelligence of the central executive body that implements state policy in the field of state border protection.

Addendum 

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has submitted a bill to the Verkhovna Rada , according to which the military participating in the operation in the Kursk region, and those who will participate in all other operations in the territory of the Russian Federation, will receive all payments and preferences provided for the front line.