NDU.KR.UA — Інфохаб: парламентська аналітика України

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted two decisions directly linked to the state’s ability to withstand the war not only on the frontline, but also inside the country. The first decision concerns additional financial resources for the security and defence sector. The second addresses the remuneration of those who respond every day to missile strikes, emergencies, evacuations, crime, accidents and risks faced by communities across Ukraine.

The first law, based on draft law No. 15224, amends the State Budget of Ukraine for 2026 in order to provide financial support for the security and defence sector. The second law, based on draft law No. 6506-1, modernises the remuneration system for police officers and rank-and-command personnel of the civil protection service.

Politically, these are not two isolated budgetary or personnel-related decisions. They are parts of one broader wartime logic: a state at war must simultaneously finance defence, support regional resilience, maintain reserves and retain people in critical services without which the daily safety of citizens becomes impossible.

Defence budget: when numbers become a matter of national survival

The law based on draft law No. 15224 was prepared for the second reading by the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Budget. Its purpose is to provide financial resources for urgent measures in the field of security and defence aimed at countering the Russian Federation’s full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine.

The key scale of the decision is the increase in state budget expenditures for the national security and defence sector by UAH 1.56 trillion. In wartime, this is not simply a large budget figure. Such decisions mean the ability to finance military remuneration, procurement and renewal of weapons, defence needs and the stability of state institutions operating under constant pressure.

A separate dimension is external financial assistance from the European Union. The law regulates the inclusion of relevant EU financial assistance into the state budget in 2026. For Ukraine, this has not only financial but also political significance: Ukraine’s defence capability is increasingly linked to long-term support mechanisms from European partners, rather than only to short-term crisis packages.

Regional resilience: the war has long moved beyond the frontline

Special attention should be paid to the UAH 40 billion allocated for comprehensive resilience plans for regions and selected cities. This is an important signal for communities living under constant risks: attacks on energy infrastructure, damage to critical facilities, the need for shelters, emergency water supply, support for hospitals, logistics, evacuation and uninterrupted municipal services.

For Kryvyi Rih, the Kryvyi Rih district and industrial communities, this logic is particularly clear. Regional resilience is not an abstract term. It means whether water supply continues after an attack on infrastructure, whether critical facilities have backup power, whether hospitals can receive people, and whether the community is ready for an emergency.

Police and civil protection: public service must have a material foundation

The second adopted law, based on draft law No. 6506-1, concerns the modernisation of remuneration for police officers and rank-and-command personnel of the civil protection service. It was prepared for the second reading by the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Law Enforcement.

The law establishes an approach under which remuneration must provide sufficient material conditions for the proper performance of official duties. It must take into account the nature, intensity and danger of the work. This is important because, in wartime, a police officer or rescuer often works not in a routine administrative environment, but in the reality of missile strikes, destroyed buildings, evacuations, night calls and constant psychological pressure.

The law provides that the monthly remuneration of police officers and rank-and-command personnel of the civil protection service may not be less than ten subsistence minimums for able-bodied persons established as of 1 January of the relevant calendar year. The new conditions are planned to apply from 1 January 2027.

Why this matters for people

For citizens, these parliamentary decisions have a very practical meaning. The defence budget is about the country’s ability to hold the frontline. Regional resilience is about the ability of cities and communities not to stop after attacks. Remuneration for police and civil protection personnel is about retaining professionals in services that are the first to arrive where others are looking for shelter.

According to the official parliamentary communication, the Chair of the relevant Committee on Law Enforcement, Serhii Ionushas, thanked rescuers and police officers for the difficult work they perform every day, 24/7. This is an important emphasis: in a wartime state, security does not end at the frontline. It continues in courtyards after explosions, on roads during evacuations, in damaged buildings, near hospitals and in communities living between air raid alerts.

For Ukraine, this is not merely a matter of budgetary technique. It is a matter of trust: a soldier must know that the state finances defence; a community must know that its resilience is not left solely to local resources; a police officer or rescuer must know that service has not only moral, but also material recognition.

A wartime parliamentary decision is measured not only by the number of votes in the chamber. It is measured by whether, after that decision, the state becomes stronger, the community safer and the person better protected.