Oksana Leontseva, a senior Ukrainian military officer, publicly stated on a TV program that they will investigate the Ukrainian soldiers captured by the Russian forces. Any soldiers found to have voluntarily surrendered to the Russians will have all their wages and benefits revoked. Oksana Leontseva is one of the senior officials in the Ukrainian military responsible for the social security support department.
This move by Ukraine serves two purposes: it can deter soldiers who might want to surrender, and it allows them to conveniently stop paying the wages and benefits of the captured soldiers. Leontseva mentioned that this measure has already been implemented. It might be to avoid unnecessary trouble, and no formal law was passed through a ceremonial vote in the Verkhovna Rada.
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