Regarding the Return of Deported Children:
A new mechanism for identifying and returning deported children has been approved with three assistance packages – short-term (up to 3 months), medium-term (3-6 months), and long-term (6-18 months). Interdepartmental support teams are being created to coordinate assistance. The procedure for financing measures from state and local budgets has been determined.
Regarding Power Generating Installations:
The procedure for installing gas piston, gas turbine installations, and generators from 1 MW for critical infrastructure has been simplified. Construction is allowed without standard permit documents, with a 24-month period after completion for documentation processing. The possibility of placing installations on technical fleet vessels has been added.
Regarding Veterans Support:
A new procedure for using budget funds for veterans has been approved across 8 directions, including psychological assistance, professional adaptation, and sports activities. Clear tariffs for psychological assistance and reward amounts for sports achievements have been established. The use of funds for intermediary services is prohibited.
Regarding Vehicles:
Procedures for obtaining driver’s licenses and vehicle registration have been updated. The possibility of temporary vehicle deregistration when not participating in road traffic has been introduced. Terminology regarding place of residence and document delivery has been changed.
Regarding the “Army+” Portal:
Starting January 24, 2025, daily reporting of combat task completion through the portal becomes mandatory. The Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Internal Affairs will be responsible for coordinating this process. The portal’s functionality for report processing has been expanded.
Regarding Healthcare Strategy:
The Healthcare System Development Strategy until 2030 and the operational plan for 2025-2027 have been approved. Key objectives include expanding access to quality medical care, ensuring financial protection for patients, and developing human resources.
Regarding Education Subventions:
The procedure for providing subventions for modernizing professional and pre-higher education institutions has been changed. Quotas are established: at least 30% for each type of institution. No more than 20% of the subvention can be spent on major repairs. A region can submit applications for 5 institutions.
Regarding Drinking Water:
Changes have been made to drinking water safety standards during martial law. When it is impossible to reduce trihalomethanes to ≤100 μg/l, only chloroform can be measured with a standard of ≤300 μg/l for 6 years.
Regarding Medical Formations:
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 27.01.2025. The notification structure includes a table with metal codes (numeric and literal), measurement unit (troy ounce), and accounting price for each metal in hryvnias. Prices are set as follows: gold – 116,478.96 UAH, silver – 1,294.94 UAH, platinum – 39,974.10 UAH, palladium – 42,160.50 UAH per troy ounce.
It is important to note that these prices are reference prices, and the NBU does not undertake obligations to conduct buy/sell operations of banking metals at these prices. These indicators are used for accounting, customs valuation, and other official purposes.
ON THE OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATE OF HRYVNIA TO FOREIGN CURRENCIES
This is a daily notification by the National Bank of Ukraine establishing the official exchange rate of hryvnia to 35 foreign currencies as of 27.01.2025. The document has a tabular structure and contains information about numeric and literal currency codes, number of currency units, full currency name, and official exchange rate. Rates are established for accounting purposes and NBU operations with the State Treasury Service of Ukraine.
Key exchange rates for major currencies: US dollar – 41.9253 UAH, euro – 43.9168 UAH, pound sterling – 52.0251 UAH. It should be noted that the established rates do not imply NBU obligations to buy or sell currencies at these rates.
ON APPOINTMENT OF O. KURYSHKO AS PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE IN THE AUTONOMOUS REPUBLIC OF CRIMEA
The decree concerns the personnel appointment to the position of Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Olha Mykolaivna Kuryshko is appointed to this position.
The decree structure is typical for acts of official appointments and consists of a resolution part containing the direct decision on appointment. The Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea represents the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and ensures the fulfillment of powers assigned in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine, laws of Ukraine, and the regulations on the Presidential Representation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
ON APPOINTMENT OF M. CHYSTYKOV AS HEAD OF NOVORAISKA VILLAGE MILITARY ADMINISTRATION OF BERYSLAV DISTRICT, KHERSON REGION
This is a presidential order on personnel appointment in the military administration system. The document consists of one point, by which Mykola Mykolaiovych Chystykov is appointed as head of the Novoraiska Village Military Administration of Beryslav District, Kherson Region.
The key provision is the appointment of a specific person to a leadership position in the military administration of a settlement in the de-occupied territory of Kherson Region. This is a standard document on official appointment in accordance with the President of Ukraine’s powers to form military administrations.Translation:
Regarding the Autonomous Republic of Crimea
This order concerns a personnel matter – the dismissal of Olha Kuryshko from the position of Deputy Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea at her own request (based on the submitted application). The document is an individual act of the President of Ukraine that does not contain normative provisions. It consists of one point, which effects the dismissal of a specific official. The key point is that the basis for dismissal is the official’s own volition (submitted application), and not other grounds for termination of powers provided by civil service legislation.
Some Issues of Identifying and Returning Children Deported or Forcibly Displaced as a Result of the Russian Federation’s Armed Aggression against Ukraine
The resolution defines the mechanism for identifying, returning, and reintegrating children who were deported or forcibly displaced as a result of Russian aggression. The document establishes the procedure for interaction between state bodies, public organizations, and other entities in this process. Structurally, the act consists of a main part that amends previous resolutions and a new version of the Procedure for Identifying, Returning, Ensuring Escort, and Reintegration of Deported Children. The procedure details the procedures for searching, returning, and further support of such children. Key provisions include:
– Creating a coordination system between various bodies and organizations
– Introducing three assistance packages: short-term (up to 3 months), medium-term (3-6 months), and long-term (6-18 months)
– Determining mechanisms for financing measures from state and local budgets
– Establishing a procedure for assessing the child’s needs and developing an individual reintegration plan
– Creating an interdepartmental support team to coordinate assistance
On Amending the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated December 7, 2023, No. 1320
The resolution amends the procedure for construction and placement of power-generating installations during martial law. The main goal is to simplify the procedure for installing gas piston, gas turbine installations, and generators with a capacity of 1 MW or more to provide energy for critical infrastructure. Structurally, the document contains two main blocks of changes: the first concerns expanding the list of objects covered by the simplified procedure (added installations on technical fleet vessels); the second defines the conditions for starting the operation of such objects without obtaining a commissioning certificate. Key provisions:
– Construction of generating installations is allowed without standard permit documents
– A 24-month period is established after completion of construction (but no more than 6 months after the end of martial law) for processing all necessary documentation
– Commencement of operation is possible without a certificate, subject to comprehensive testing
On Approving the Procedure for Using Funds Provided in the State Budget for Implementing Measures to Support and Assist War Veterans, Their Family Members, and Families of the Fallen, and Recognizing Some Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as InvalidResolution on Approval of the Procedure for Using Budget Funds to Support War Veterans, Their Family Members, and Families of Fallen Soldiers
The resolution approves a new procedure for using budget funds to support war veterans, their family members, and families of fallen soldiers. The document consolidates and systematizes several previous resolutions regarding financing various areas of veteran assistance. Structurally, the procedure consists of 19 points and defines 8 main areas of fund utilization: psychological assistance, professional adaptation, veterans’ sports development, issuance of certificates, memory commemoration events, national-patriotic education, one-time financial assistance, and an experimental project for sports participation support.
Key provisions include:
– Detailed mechanism for reimbursing psychological assistance costs, including tariffs and coefficients;
– Procedure for financing professional adaptation through regional and local authorities;
– Clear rules for using funds for sports activities, including reward amounts for prize places;
– Prohibition of using funds for intermediary services and acquisition of fixed assets;
– Requirements for reporting and monitoring fund usage.
Resolution on Amendments to Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolutions of May 8, 1993, No. 340 and September 7, 1998, No. 1388
The resolution amends two important documents in the field of vehicles – the Regulation on Driver’s License Issuance and the Procedure for Vehicle Registration. The main changes relate to clarifying terminology regarding place of residence – now using the formulation “declared or registered place of residence (stay) in the territory of Ukraine”. The document delivery procedure is also updated – replacing “designated postal service operator or courier” with simply “postal service operator”.
Key innovations:
– Updated procedure for obtaining driver’s licenses and vehicle registration certificates through a postal operator
– Introduced possibility of temporary vehicle deregistration if not participating in road traffic
– Possible responsible storage of license plates during temporary deregistration
– Updated reference to law – now “On Electronic Identification and Electronic Trust Services”
Resolution on Amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution of July 30, 2024, No. 879
The resolution amends the functioning procedure of the State Web Portal ‘Army+’, expanding its functionality for military units to submit daily reports on combat task execution. Structurally, the changes consist of two parts: 1) supplementing the main resolution with a new point on coordinating report submission through the ‘Army+’ portal; 2) amending the Portal Regulations to expand its functional capabilities.
Key innovations:
– Mandatory daily submission of combat task execution reports through the ‘Army+’ portal starting January 24, 2025
– Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Internal Affairs will coordinate this process
– Ministry of Defense will establish the procedure for submitting such reports
– Expanded portal functionality for processing reports and notifications about task execution
