Many brave Ukrainians from the first days of a full-scale war began to defend the country from the enemy. There are situations when the military gets captured by the enemy.

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The Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories recalled that if such a fact is established, a person and / or members of his family can receive state assistance in the amount of UAH 100,000.

A certificate of the military being in captivity is included in the list of mandatory documents that are submitted to the Commission for Establishing the Fact of Deprivation of Personal Liberty as a Result of Armed Aggression against Ukraine.

The procedure for obtaining a certificate is approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. Recently, the Government approved amendments to this resolution, which simplified the procedure for issuing certificates.

How to get a certificate of being a soldier in captivity.

This can be done by the military himself or members of his family..

They can apply in person to:.

Ministry of Defense of Ukraine;

central executive body in charge of military formations;

law enforcement agency or government special purpose agency with law enforcement functions;

to the commander of a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;

to another military formation or body formed in accordance with the law, which is part of the security forces and defense forces of Ukraine.

You can also do this through the National Information Bureau by calling the hotline - 1648 or +38 (044) 287-81-65 (for calls from abroad).

The application can be submitted in electronic or paper form. It is submitted in any form, but it must indicate:.

military (special) rank (if any) of a person;

his last name, first name, patronymic (if any);

method of communication (postal address and/or e-mail address, telephone number);

military formation or law enforcement or other state body (indicating the structural unit, if such information is known to the person), in the state (staffing) of which the person was at the time of deprivation of personal liberty;

period of stay in places of captivity as a result of armed aggression against Ukraine or internment in neutral states.

In the absence of the specified information in the application, the person who submitted such an application is not issued a certificate, of which he is informed in writing.

The application is accompanied by a copy of an identity document confirming the citizenship of Ukraine, or an identity document confirming his special status, eDocument or certificate of submission of documents for issuing a passport of a citizen of Ukraine.

Recall how captured military relatives can get help from the state. To do this, you need to provide certain documents.