Ukraine is developing a digital combat log that will allow service members to track combat deployments and simplify the calculation of combat-related payments, as reported by Deputy Defense Minister Mstyslav Banik.
According to Babel on Tuesday, the initiative is part of a broader effort to digitize military administration and reduce the reliance on paper records across Ukraine’s Armed Forces (AFU).
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Currently, information about combat deployments is recorded in paper combat logs. To verify participation in combat operations, service members often have to contact every brigade or unit where they previously served, a process officials say can be lengthy and in some cases, impossible.
“The electronic combat log is one of the mechanisms that should help solve this issue,” Banik said.
How the system will work
The defense ministry plans to introduce administrative measures requiring military units to provide relevant records more efficiently. Officials say the future digital system would centralize information on combat deployments and make it easier to verify service histories.
Another source of data could come from financial records, which indicate when a service member received combat-related payments.
Officials say tracking combat deployments is important not only for calculating salaries and combat bonuses but also for determining service periods that may affect future benefits and eligibility for deferments.
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Wider military reform
The initiative follows a broader military transformation package unveiled by President Volodymyr Zelensky on June 12.
The reforms include three new military contract options, salaries of up to Hr.460,000 ($11,000) per month for certain categories of personnel, and a phased discharge system for service members.
The government has said the reforms are intended to modernize military service administration and improve support mechanisms for personnel.
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