The government supported the initiative of the Ministry of Development of Communities and Territories on additional payments until the end of the heating season for energy workers, housing and communal services workers and railway workers of Ukrzaliznytsia, who are directly involved in eliminating the consequences of Russian attacks. Deputy Prime Minister for the Reconstruction of Ukraine - Minister of Development of Communities and Territories Alexey Kuleba announced this in his own telegram channel..

" Financing of the pilot project in 2026 - from the state budget reserve fund. The first payments for January will arrive in February,” he said..

According to the minister, the mechanism for receiving funds is as simple as possible: through the Diya portal, a Unified List of enterprises performing emergency restoration work is formed, and then enterprises submit online lists of workers who work in teams. Recipients of additional payments will receive a notification via Diyu or SMS. The first payments for January will arrive in February.

" They work in the cold, without light, often under the threat of repeated shelling. It is thanks to them that basic services are quickly restored, hospitals, schools and critical infrastructure are operational, and the movement of Ukrzaliznytsia trains is promptly launched.. The task of the state is to support those who maintain the viability of cities with specific, timely and fair decisions,” the Deputy Prime Minister commented on the initiative of his own department.