When can the military retire? Requirements for length of service in Ukraine

Military personnel retire under different conditions than ordinary Ukrainians. Their service requirements are significantly different, with special rules and benefits that take into account the specifics of their service.

This is stated on the portal of the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine.

Length of service for military retirement

It is stated that servicemen may retire on the basis of length of service after discharge from service if their calendar service is 25 years or more.

"Upon reaching the age of 45 on the day of dismissal from service, with 25 years or more of insurance experience, of which at least 12 years and 6 months are spent in the security forces", the statement said.

Service-members may retire for disability if the disability occurred during service or no later than three months after discharge. If the disability occurred more than three months after discharge, it is possible only if the illness that caused the disability occurred during service.

It is important to note that in this case, a person's seniority and length of service are not important.

What else you need to know

As a reminder, the Government has changed the procedure and amounts of one-time cash payments to certain categories of people in accordance with the Law "On the Status of War Veterans and Guarantees of Their Social Protection". This concerns the payment of assistance to participants in the ATO in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and in the repulsion of the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine in certain cases.

We also wrote that the amount of compensation for the deaths of members of the Ukrainian Defense Forces during martial law remains unchanged at UAH 15 million. However, the relatives of some of those killed will receive a payment of UAH 2.27 million.