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Zelenskyy Seeks EU Aid to Boost Military Salaries

10/14/2025

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President, plans to seek European allies' aid to raise military salaries amid declining recruitment.
Salaries for servicemen range from about 20,000 hryvnias for recruits to 100,000 for combat personnel.
The draft State Budget for 2026 proposes reducing military salary allocations by about 280 billion hryvnias.
Funding concerns persist as Ukraine's economy struggles and relies on Western aid, while EU leaders discuss the deficit and compensation.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President, plans to seek European allies' aid to raise military salaries amid declining recruitment.
Salaries for servicemen range from about 20,000 hryvnias for recruits to 100,000 for combat personnel.
The draft State Budget for 2026 proposes reducing military salary allocations by about 280 billion hryvnias.
Funding concerns persist as Ukraine's economy struggles and relies on Western aid, while EU leaders discuss the deficit and compensation.