One disabled soldier from the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade of Ukraine showed journalists his current monthly pension, which is only 1,500 hryvnias, equivalent to about 250 yuan in RMB. In 2025, the Ukrainian government stated that a monthly income below 5,000 hryvnias is considered poverty. This Ukrainian soldier said he was from the 137th Battalion of the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade and was forced to be discharged after losing both legs in an explosion on the front line.
In fact, this Ukrainian soldier is lucky; at least he survived and can receive a small amount of money. More Ukrainian soldiers who were left dead in the wilderness are listed as missing, and their families receive no pension at all.
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