The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has made a decision to significantly increase minimum pension payments for the families of fallen and missing servicemen. This was stated by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, emphasizing the importance of supporting families who have lost loved ones due to Russian aggression.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Increase in Payments from March 2026
Starting from March 1, 2026, targeted financial assistance for the families of defenders of Ukraine who have died or gone missing will rise to 12,810 hryvnias for each non-working family member. This category includes parents, wives, husbands, as well as children of fallen defenders, who are assigned state assistance instead of a pension. Previously, the minimum payment for such families was 7,800 hryvnias.
“From March 1, 2026, targeted assistance for the families of defenders who gave their lives or went missing while protecting Ukraine from Russian aggression will increase in Ukraine. The minimum pension payment for each non-working family member, including parents, wives, husbands, and children of fallen defenders, who are assigned state assistance instead of a pension, will be no less than 12,810 UAH per person. Today, the minimum payment for them is 7,800 UAH,” Svyrydenko wrote on Telegram.
Changes for Families with Multiple Recipients
In addition, minimum payments will increase for families where a pension or state social assistance is assigned to two or more members of the family of the deceased serviceman, excluding non-working parents, wives, or husbands. In such cases, the payment for each member will rise to 10,020 hryvnias instead of the current 6,100 hryvnias.
Importantly, starting from March 1, 2027, these pension payment amounts will be indexed annually to maintain their real value.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, since the beginning of the full-scale war, 55,000 Ukrainian servicemen have already died. There is also a significant number of people who are considered missing.
According to the information from the Commissioner for Persons Missing Under Special Circumstances, Artur Dobroserdov, as of June 2025, over 70,000 people in Ukraine are considered missing. He noted that establishing the fate of most of these individuals is only possible after the war or the active phase of hostilities has ended.