Ukraine has begun accepting applications for an additional payment of 20 thousand hryvnia for workers of emergency recovery teams who are eliminating the consequences of Russian shelling. Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko announced this on Friday, February 6. According to her, more than 40 thousand specialists are now involved in restoration work throughout the country - power engineers, thermal workers, gas workers, employees of water supply and sewerage companies, utilities and railway workers. It is these teams that go to damaged facilities and restore critical systems after attacks. An additional payment of 20 thousand hryvnia is provided for each month of participation in work from January to March 2026. The first payments will be made by the end of February. Sviridenko emphasized that the government has made the procedure as simple as possible: enterprises submit lists through the Diya portal from the 6th to the 15th of the next month - employees do not need to submit on their own; You can find out about receipt of additional payment from the notification through Diyu, it will arrive after February 16. You can also learn about inclusion on the list from your employer.. there is no need to open new accounts - funds are credited to the employee’s current account. Earlier, Sviridenko reported that Ukrainian energy workers, thermal workers, gas workers, utility workers and railway workers involved in the restoration of the energy system will receive an additional payment to their salaries. From January to March its amount will be 20 thousand hryvnia. News from Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp.