Changes in the Military Sphere:
• Expanded opportunities for staffing the Armed Forces reserve – increased the list of persons eligible for service, clarified the procedure for enrollment during a special period, and detailed grounds for dismissal.
• Repealed three decrees regarding military ID cards for servicemen and reserve officers, indicating preparation for a new procedure for issuing these documents.
• Approved a detailed procedure for burial and reburial of unidentified bodies of servicemen at the National Military Memorial Cemetery with military honors.
Changes in Public Administration:
• Established a Coordination Headquarters for Implementing State Veteran Policy under the Cabinet of Ministers to coordinate ministerial actions in the veteran policy sphere.
• Established a new state holiday – Day of Interethnic Harmony and Cultural Diversity (May 21).
• Approved the main civil protection measures plan for 2025, focusing on population protection during martial law.
Financial Changes:
• Increased funding for the “HOME: Compensation for Destroyed Housing” project by 84.6 million hryvnias.
• Redistributed educational subvention – reduced expenditures for various educational programs by 1.5 billion hryvnias, redirecting funds to the reserve.
• Allocated 2.836 billion hryvnias in subvention to local budgets for feeding primary school students.
Technological Changes:
Review of each of legal acts published today:
On the Accounting Price of Banking Metals
This is a daily notification by the National Bank of Ukraine establishing accounting prices for banking metals (gold, silver, platinum, and palladium) as of 02.01.2025. The notification structure includes a table with metal codes (numeric and literal), measurement unit (troy ounce), and accounting price in hryvnias for each metal. It is important to note that these prices are reference and do not create obligations for the NBU to buy or sell metals at the specified prices.
Key accounting prices for the date:
– Gold (XAU): 109,583.90 UAH per ounce
– Silver (XAG): 1,236.51 UAH per ounce
– Platinum (XPT): 38,362.87 UAH per ounce
– Palladium (XPD): 38,153.00 UAH per ounce
On Amendments to the Regulation on Service in the Military Reserve of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The decree introduces amendments to the Regulation on Service in the Military Reserve of the Armed Forces. The main innovations concern expanding reserve recruitment possibilities and clarifying service procedures for reservists.
Structurally, the changes cover issues of service admission, service progression, military rank assignment, position appointments, and dismissal from military reserve service. A new section on exclusion from the military operational reserve has been added.
Key provisions:
– Expanded list of persons who can be admitted to military reserve service
– Clarified procedure for enrollment in the operational reserve during a special period
– Detailed grounds for dismissal from military reserve service
– Defined specifics of reservist notification and conscription during a special period
– Established procedure for assigning initial and subsequent military ranks
On Recognizing Certain Presidential Decrees as Null and Void
The decree cancels three previous Presidential Decrees related to military ID documents for military personnel and reserve officers.
Cancelled are: the basic 2016 decree approving regulations on military ID documents; the 2020 decree on amendments to the regulations for military ID documents for enlisted, non-commissioned, and warrant officer ranks; and the 2022 decree amending the basic 2016 decree.
The decree is a technical act completely rescinding previous regulations concerning military ID documents. Such actions typically occur when preparing to introduce a new procedure for military ID document issuance and processing.
On Dismissal of F. Pronin from the Position of Poltava Regional State Administration Head
The decree concerns a personnel matter – dismissing Filipp Pronin from the position of Poltava Regional State Administration Head.
This is a typical decree on dismissal at one’s own request (according to a submitted application). Such decrees are issued based on item 10, part 1, article 106 of the Constitution of Ukraine, which grants the President powers to appoint and dismiss heads of local state administrations.
The decree contains only the operative part about dismissing a specific person from a specific position, indicating the grounds for dismissal as “at own request”.
On Dismissal of R. Kravchenko from the Position of Kyiv Regional State Administration Head
The decree concerns a personnel matter – dismissing Ruslan Andriyovych Kravchenko from the position of Kyiv Regional State Administration Head at his own request (based on a submitted application).
The decree structure is simple – it contains only the operative part in one sentence.Decree on the Dismissal of an Official. The decree is a standard document on the dismissal of a regional state administration head, adopted in accordance with the powers of the President of Ukraine to appoint and dismiss heads of local state administrations upon the submission of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
[Regarding the Transfer of Specific Individually Defined Property to the Ownership of Territorial Communities of Vinnytsia, Volyn, Kirovohrad, Lviv, and Cherkasy Regions]
The CMU Order regulates the transfer of special fire-fighting equipment to the ownership of territorial communities in five regions of Ukraine: Vinnytsia, Volyn, Kirovohrad, Lviv, and Cherkasy. The document consists of a main part containing the decision on property transfer and an annex with a detailed list of equipment being transferred. The annex specifies 19 units of special fire-fighting equipment with detailed characteristics: name, year of manufacture, chassis number, and receiving territorial community. Key provisions include:
– Transfer of mainly fire trucks of various models (ZIL, JELCZ, SCANIA, Mercedes-Benz, and others);
– Clear identification of each equipment unit by chassis/body number;
– Specific determination of the territorial community receiving the property within the respective district of the region.
[Regarding the Approval of Semyrha O.I.’s Candidacy for the Position of Head of the State Enterprise “Administration of Seaports of Ukraine”]
The order concerns a personnel appointment in the Ukrainian seaports system. The document approves the appointment of Oleksandr Ihorovych Semyrha as the head of SE “Administration of Seaports of Ukraine”. The document structure is simple – a typical Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine order approving a candidate for a leadership position in a state enterprise, consisting of one point in the operative part. The key provision is the approval of the candidacy for the head of a strategically important state enterprise managing Ukrainian seaports. Such approval is a necessary stage in the appointment procedure for state enterprise leaders.
[Regarding the Reallocation of Certain State Budget Expenditures Provided to the National Academy of Medical Sciences for 2024]
The order concerns the reallocation of budget funds within the financing of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine for 2024. The document provides for redirecting 3.8 million hryvnias from consumption expenditures to development expenditures. Structurally, the order consists of two points: the first defines the essence and parameters of the reallocation, the second instructs the Ministry of Finance to make corresponding changes to the state budget schedule. Key provisions:
– Reallocation is carried out within budget program 6561060, which relates to diagnosis and treatment of diseases and implementation of new medical technologies;
– Reduction of consumption expenditures by 3.8 million hryvnias, of which 2.5 million hryvnias are funds for utility payments;
– The entire amount of 3.8 million hryvnias is directed to development expenditures.
[On the Day of Interethnic Harmony and Cultural Diversity]
The Decree establishes a new state holiday – the Day of Interethnic Harmony and Cultural Diversity, to be celebrated annually on May 21. The decree structure is simple and consists of two points: the first establishes the holiday itself, the second defines the procedure for entering into force. This is a new decree that does not amend previous acts. The key provision is establishing a specific date – May 21 – for annual celebration.Significance of this holiday. The purpose of the holiday is to strengthen the unity of the Ukrainian people, develop the cultural diversity of indigenous peoples and national minorities, and recognize their contribution to protecting the state sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
Decree on Appointing Yu. Vitrenko as the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to International Organizations in Vienna
By the Decree of the President of Ukraine, Yurii Volodymyrovych Vitrenko has been appointed as the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to International Organizations in Vienna. This is a typical personnel decree of the President of Ukraine, issued within his constitutional powers regarding the appointment of diplomatic representatives of Ukraine. The Permanent Representative of Ukraine in Vienna represents the state’s interests at international organizations located in this city, including the OSCE, IAEA, and other UN structures.
On the Redistribution of Certain State Budget Expenditures Provided to the Ministry of Education and Science for 2024, Distribution of the Educational Subvention Reserve from the State Budget to Local Budgets in 2024
This order of the Cabinet of Ministers concerns the redistribution of budget funds in the education sector for 2024. The document provides for a reduction in expenditures for several educational programs and an increase in the educational subvention reserve for local budgets.
Structurally, the order consists of 4 main points and 2 annexes. The first point defines a reduction in expenditures for various budget programs (academic scholarships, New Ukrainian School, safe conditions in schools, etc.) for a total of over 1.5 billion hryvnias. The second and third points regulate the distribution of the educational subvention reserve to local budgets.
Key changes include:
– Reduction of expenditures on academic scholarships by 383 million hryvnias
– Reduction of funding for the New Ukrainian School program by 184.3 million hryvnias
– Decrease in expenditures for safe conditions in schools by 448.3 million hryvnias
– Reduction of expenditures on school canteen modernization by 282.8 million hryvnias
– Increase in the educational subvention reserve by 1.5 billion hryvnias
On the Distribution of Subvention from the State Budget to Local Budgets for Providing Meals to Primary School Students from the Special Fund in 2024
This order of the Cabinet of Ministers concerns the distribution of subvention from the state budget to local budgets for providing meals to primary school students from the special fund in 2024.
The order defines the procedure for distributing funds among local budgets to ensure meals for students in grades 1-4. The total volume of the subvention is 2.836 billion hryvnias.
Structurally, the document consists of a main part that defines the mechanism for distribution and control of fund use, and an annex with a detailed distribution of amounts between specific local budgets.
Key provisions:
– Distribution is carried out in accordance with the Budget Code of Ukraine
– The Ministry of Finance must make appropriate changes to the budget schedule
– The Ministry of Education and Science must analyze the effectiveness of distribution and, if necessary, submit proposals for redistribution
– The largest amounts will be received by budgets of major cities – Kyiv (263.2 million hryvnias), Lviv (89.2 million hryvnias), Odesa (56.2 million hryvnias)
On Approving the Main Civil Protection Measures Plan of Ukraine for 2025
This document is a plan of the main civil protection measures of Ukraine for 2025, approved by the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
The plan defines a set of organizational and practical measures in the field of civil protection that are to be
