{"id":1389389,"date":"2026-05-03T11:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T08:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/the-president-initiated-army-reform-what-are-they-promising-and-is-it-real\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T05:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T02:00:03","slug":"the-president-initiated-army-reform-what-are-they-promising-and-is-it-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/the-president-initiated-army-reform-what-are-they-promising-and-is-it-real\/","title":{"rendered":"New Army Reform: Big Promises, Big Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Source: Author&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alex.petrov.3975\/posts\/pfbid0hGTLWqmi1e7NSr3Fcz1bFU4ZWqYpEqSf87QjqBDZ5xXSCNZDAsZe3MEtE5m9ZU7yl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> page<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Apparently, the Mindichgate scandal shook Bankova quite a bit, and they decided to distract society with something. That&#8217;s why a text suddenly appeared with such a powerful headline&#8230; &#8220;President Zelensky on Army Reform.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, let&#8217;s see what they promise.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The financial support will increase. The minimum level is no less than 30 thousand hryvnias for rear positions. For combat positions, it will be many times more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2714 For combat positions, or combat positions? What do you mean by combat position? Because of the infantry on the front line, the calculation of the &#8220;Bogdan&#8221; self-propelled guns ten kilometers from the front line, or the calculation of the &#8220;HIMARS&#8221; twenty kilometers (or even more)\u2014these are all combat positions. In times, how much is it? In two times, that&#8217;s also&#8230; in times.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Contracts for infantrymen should provide for payments within the range of 250\u2013400 thousand hryvnias.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2714 Great! Really! And those who don&#8217;t want to sign contracts, they just skip these payments, right?<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"shortcode-also\" data-title=\"Read also\" >\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/mindichgate-and-the-defense-industry-scam-what-is-zelenskys-role-in-this-story\/\">Mindichgate: Scrutiny Mounts Over Defense Industry Deals\u2014Where Does Zelensky Stand?<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n<p>&#8220;The contract system will be strengthened and expanded. This should ensure the implementation of clear terms of service.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2714 Again, a question for the mobilized, that is, those who have not yet signed and do not want to sign a contract. What will their terms of service be? Are we talking exclusively about contract soldiers and the others\u2026 and the hell with them!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is planned to begin the phased release from service of those who were mobilized earlier starting in 2026.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2714 How? And the word &#8220;planned&#8221; does not mean &#8220;will begin,&#8221; let alone &#8220;will be carried out.&#8221; Moreover, if a person who was mobilized in 2022 signs a contract now, does this no longer apply to him? And if he does not sign, does he benefit from a significant increase in payments and clear terms of service (as discussed above)?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Key details will be agreed in May. The reform will start in June.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2714 Why then did they throw in raw text made up of common phrases?<\/p>\n<p><em>On the eve, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/pidvyshchennia-zarplat-ta-novi-umovy-sluzhby-zelenskyy-anonsuvav-reformu-v-armii\/\">Ukraine will start an army reform<\/a>, which should change approaches to the financial support of the military, the system of contracts, and the organization of service. The first changes are expected in June. According to the head of state, the key areas of the reform have already been agreed upon between the military command and the government.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Also, follow <strong>\u201cPryamyi\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>\u2022 Materials published in the \u201cOPINIONS\u201d section reflect the opinion of the author of the publication, who bears full responsibility for the accuracy of the information.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>\u2022 The editorial staff of prm.ua may not share the opinions expressed in the author&#8217;s material.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>\u2022 The owner of the webpage in the \u201cOPINIONS\u201d section is the author of the publication.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Author&#8217;s Facebook page Apparently, the Mindichgate scandal shook Bankova quite a bit, and they decided to distract society with something. That&#8217;s why a text suddenly appeared with such a powerful headline&#8230; &#8220;President Zelensky on Army Reform.&#8221; Well, let&#8217;s see what they promise. &#8220;The financial support will increase. 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