As of August 18, the state allocated 39.3 billion. UAH. This was reported in the Pension Fund of Ukraine.

Reportedly, UAH 9.9 billion was allocated for the payment of pensions through Ukrposhta, and UAH 29.4 billion through the relevant banks..

“Authorized banks credited 100% of the financed amounts to the accounts of pensioners. According to JSC Ukrposhta, as of August 17, 67.2% of the funded amount for August was delivered,” the Fund said in a statement..

Delays in the delivery of pensions in Ukrposhta are explained by hostilities. So, in July the company stopped working in the Kherson region. There are also problems with payments in the Luhansk region, where, due to the occupation, Ukrposhta is temporarily unable to provide services..

“Through partial occupation in Zaporozhye region, 55% of pensions were paid in July.

In the Kharkiv region, the volume of pension payments amounted to about 60%. The situation in the Nikolaev region has significantly improved - in July, the pension payment rate was 85% against 55% in June. The percentage of pension payments in the Donetsk region also increased - 43% in July against 37% in June,” commented on the situation in Ukrposhta.

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Recall that earlier the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law protecting pension payments.