Payment for service and captivity: court orders military unit to pay one million hryvnias
In Lviv, a military serviceman obtained a one-time cash payment of 1 million hryvnias for service before the age of 25 through the courts. The relevant decision was made by the Lviv District Administrative Court, and the information was published in the court register.
The court found that the man signed a contract in 2022 when he was 21 years old, participated in combat operations, and in May 2023 was taken prisoner by Russia, where he spent about two years. Upon his return, he applied to his military unit for a one-time payment provided for by Resolution No. 153 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. However, his unit refused, arguing that he had been in the combat zone for only 77 days, not six months.
Disagreeing with the refusal, the soldier filed a lawsuit. Judge Roman Brylovsky, having examined the case materials, concluded that for military personnel whose shorter duration of participation in combat operations was due to captivity (except for voluntary surrender), the one-time payment should be paid in full, regardless of the number of days of service at the front.
The court found the military unit's inaction to be unlawful and ordered it to pay the plaintiff 1 million hryvnias in accordance with the government's resolution. The decision may still be appealed.
Military captivity, war, Cabinet of Ministers resolution, Lviv court
