Salaries of contract military servicemen must not be less than UAH 7,000 - Poroshenko

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that salaries of military servicemen who serve in the Ukrainian Armed Forces under contract will be at least UAH 7,000.

"Last week I ordered that according to the 2016 national budget, salaries of servicemen are considerably increased, which would allow strengthening the contract segment of our armed forces. The Ukrainian Armed Forces would not have servicemen anymore (and must not be!) who will receive less than UAH 7,000," he said on Friday in the Ivan Bohun military lyceum of Kyiv, taking part in the Lesson of Courage for lyceum students and cadets of supreme military educational facilities on the Day of Kruty Heroes.