I wish you health, fellow Ukrainians!
The key points for today. I held a Staff meeting – a special meeting focused specifically on the issues raised by our servicemembers. When I visited the Kharkiv and Sumy regions, these were exactly the questions they asked. Regarding pickup trucks and other equipment – the matter has been resolved. The brigades will receive both the necessary funds directly and the ability to purchase exactly the pickup trucks, ATVs, and other equipment they need. Combat brigades will get this opportunity very soon. The government is to make a decision already this week.
The funds have also been allocated. A very important point is that we are increasing the funds available to the brigades for procurement. This is direct financing, which will provide more opportunities to meet combat needs. This includes drones and more. We have agreed to change the approach to determining the amount of funding. There will be more funds for each combat brigade – the calculation is as follows: 7 million hryvnias for each battalion engaged in combat missions. Of course, we continue to cut bureaucracy. Writing off property and equipment will become easier. Corps commanders and brigade commanders will be able to process write-offs even faster.
I gave instructions to immediately resolve the important issue of the timeframe for presenting state awards to our warriors. Too much time passes between the submission for an award and its presentation. Far too much time. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has already identified which documents and approvals are unnecessary – all will be streamlined. The award documents will also be changed – instead of the old award booklets, there will be new documents that do not need to be filled out by hand. The timeframes must be such that people can truly feel respect for themselves and for their actions in defending our state. Decisions are also being prepared on other fundamental matters. Issues of motivation, personnel, training centers, and communication down to the battalion and company level – all of this has also been worked through. The decisions will be made.
