Head of the communications department of the 118th separate mechanized brigade Dmitry Pelykh on the air of Vechir. LIVE emphasized that financial security remains an important motivator for the military. At the beginning of a full-scale invasion, the amount of payments allowed him to provide himself with the necessary equipment, as well as support his family.

“It was really decent pay back then.”. But now we see that many civilian enterprises offer significantly higher salaries than those received by the military, who risk their lives and health every day,” Pelykh noted..

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He emphasized that increasing payments is an urgent need to maintain motivation and support for those who continue to serve at the front..

Earlier, people's deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak said that the draft state budget for 2026 provides less funds for payments to the military than this year. He clarified that they plan to reduce funding for payments to defenders by approximately 280 billion hryvnia compared to the current year..