18-year-olds who come independently, voluntarily, want, well, they waited, relatively speaking, when they turn 18 there, in order to go and defend the country, because before that they were not given such an opportunity, well, they are, let's say so , well, parents who are already over 50, and they... let's say this, from the idea that young sons are doing their job, protecting the country, and they are sitting out, so there are different ones, so i will say that from 18 and up to 50 there with a tail, that's why there is a department, a person can be there for 50 years in a department for 50 years there, well and young boy 17 years or 20 years, how does it

affect the cohesion of the team and how does it affect the distribution of functions, well, for example, well, at the same time, at the level of the department, well, at the level of the department, functions are distributed by department commanders, there by platoon commanders, and then by commanders companies, they are when, let’s say, a young addition comes, and with them there are constant classes every day, night, when it is and... and as these classes are passed, then everyone manifests himself in one way or another, that is, some, well, there is character, physical abilities or skills, they manifest themselves anyway, and then a person is formed according to these properties, is formed into some kind of selection, his position is formed and, let’s say, his role in this war and... it is not

there, you know, morally , morally, it doesn't have any effect, 18 years or 50, well, it doesn't have any effect, because the most important thing, the most important thing is the goal, we all have one goal, it's the defense of our country, and that's what we focus on, that's what we we propagate, and when everyone comes, let's say so, this is the most important thing we have. this is our duty and defense of our country, yes, but in order to achieve this goal, each combat unit must be like a single mechanism, you are a battalion commander, there is a company commander, a platoon commander, and there are also sergeants, so i am interested in how you train sergeants, search people who can be sergeants, how is this process set up in your battalion? well , look, to say that there was some kind of search, no, this is... war, and it very quickly

shows a person all his qualities, leadership qualities, and the way he acts in certain situations, in combat situations, stressful and the same well, relatively speaking, this is such a natural selection, because a person can, you understand, a person can be , well, just a good professional in communication, in life, in life. howl, but in stressful situations, in difficult situations, in combat situations, she, well, can call out, it's normal, it's natural, but it's the other way around, and that's exactly, well, let's say it like this, it's combat, that's what combat combat is about fighting, it also gives an understanding of the future, well, the future.

of a person, let's say, in military affairs, that is, you have the most sergeants stress-resistant people, people who are able to withstand this pressure and manage their units, and it's just them, you have the right hands there to manage subordinates, well , look, a sergeant is the person who, well, first of all, looks like... a soldier, because the sergeant is the one who will tell, well, if we take the hierarchy at the beginning, yes, he is the person who is looked at first, he is the person who can make the decision, well, let's say, in combat, if there is not with him, well there, let's say so, of higher management, and of course, in these properties, in these qualities, you and you choose a person, you then entrust him

with a responsible mission, you know that in one or another situation he can gather, let's say , a bunch of people. to calm people down, set people up and, let's say, lead them into battle. mr. oleksandr, thank you very much for these explanations, a few such touches to the commander's work, on which, well, we understand, a lot depends on the front line, if not everything, it was oleksandr bukatar, the commander of the third party-designated battalion of the spartan brigade, this brigade operates in the kharkiv direction, and we we understand that it is precisely... from the human factor, from the strength of the collectives that both the maintenance of our positions and our further victory depends. these were the main military results of this day, then vasyl zima will continue the long broadcast, so stay tuned to the espresso channel. thank you very much to serhiy zgurets,

thank you to his guest, a lot of interesting and important. ahead, of course, we will talk with the guests, does the social welfare system freeze or not the government freezes payments, it is the salary of state employees, it is pensions, it is other social expenses, how people survive in this situation. oleksandr morchivka will speak today about the transit of russian gas through the territory of ukraine. the white house announced the events in the kursk region, yuliy fizar will speak about it, but we will start with the announcement of the collection. the espresso tv channel and the vesna charitable fund opened a fundraiser. for the purchase of modern drones and electronic warfare systems for the third separate assault brigade, as well as for the 110th and 47th brigades of the armed forces of ukraine. the defenders in the donetsk direction hold back the enemy every day attacks, defend our freedom and our future, defend our lives. it was these

soldiers who stood to the last and defended the avdiyivka direction that spring, when there was a shortage of ammunition, and really only skill, endurance, without... explicit heroism, sacrifice, and support allowed us to get out of avdiivka and inflict heavy losses on the enemy, that is why we have losses, of course, we, our troops, also need to replenish resources, they urgently need flying weapons and modern means of countering enemy drones. these technologies are critical to protecting ours fighters our goal is 3.5 million hryvnias, the number is certainly big, but at the same time there are many of us, and we will be able to collect this money... as soon as possible, remember, every donation of yours brings our victory closer, together we will be able to protect those who today health and life, protects us. good health, dear ukrainians, we are soldiers of the first assault battalion, the third separate assault

brigade, who defend our native land on the front lines, we urgently need your help, we need means of radio-electronic warfare against small uavs, the enemy and drones. very we are asking for your help, glory to ukraine, glory to the heroes, glory, so we will donate and support our soldiers, now i will invite to the conversation andriy osypchuk, people's deputy of ukraine, mr. andriy, i congratulate you, good day, first of all, i will ask, what regime is it now does the verkhovna rada of ukraine work? we talked a few days ago with your colleague oleksiy honcharenko, who said that... allegedly no one was sent on vacation, it's just that the leadership of the verkhovna rada of ukraine does not hold plenary sessions, that's why they don't actually take place, so we'll start with this, so that to understand in what status the committees of the council are currently meeting, not meeting, meeting or not meeting, perhaps working with voters, people's deputies of ukraine, perhaps carrying out some factional work, so what is the life and how

does the verkhovna rada of ukraine live legally now, is it really a month-long vacation , no, look, it's not correct to talk about a month's vacation again. after all, you yourself just listed the formats of the work of the verkhovna rada, because sometimes one gets the impression that the plenary session is the only format, so that in the plenary session had a lot to consider, well , a lot of work is being done, it is simply invisible, it is not so public there, but it is a large part of the work of the verkhovna rada, we also constantly complain about the fact that we do not work out the international agenda there enough, now i i know the deputies went there for a while. on various business trips in europe and the usa, i know the team is currently working in the united states, that is, everything is absolutely normal work process, what stefanchuk to a certain extent does not want to call now, well , this is probably due to the fact that really,

probably he cannot guarantee a quorum, and perhaps there are simply some agreements that i do not know about, but the verkhovna rada has actually been working continuously since the first days of the large-scale invasion, there are people in the committees, but today i was in contact with with their colleagues, discussed initiatives there, including the president's. that is, maybe the work is just not as intense as it could be, but i think it is quite good for the month of august, and at the same time, do not forget that many deputies are involved in the regions, there there are a lot of initiatives on the ground, so i think that this is a normal process, of course, you mentioned the committee, but also the decision of the council committee to support the ban on the mobilization of people with limited fitness under the age of 25, there is a legal nuance that if a person has been recognized as having limited fitness during the passage of the commission to obtain a registration certificate. there, 18 years old, 17, she can be mobilized, and the committee supports this

decision that men from 18 to 25 years old should not be mobilized at all, the people's deputy wrote about this and military serviceman, at the same time a colonel, roman kostenko. tell me, please, the position of your faction, let's say this, in this regard, and how you see the decision of the deputies, when they will gather for the meeting, well , because we have to decide here, we will now move on to the wishes of our partners. on this issue, there are objective figures that are obviously available to the deputies, regarding the needs, opportunities and available resources, then will this ban, at least as of now, on mobilization up to 25 years of age, or not, please, well, look, we are now reaping the benefits hasty preparation of changes to the mobilization legislation, on the one hand, they were considered by the verkhovna rada for almost four months, from december to april. it was all discussed for almost five months, but the last version, which was brought to the verkhovna

rada, was, well, practically not proofread, there were many small defects, and as a result , we are faced with a situation where the military, of course, uses any opportunities to attract the maximum number of people to the army, and no one hides this, we are in favor we understand everything, but at the same time, of course , the task of the verkhovna rada is to ensure basic civil control, because after all, i think one of our most important tasks is to ensure the guarantee of the rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen, despite the state of war. martial law is definitely a reason for restricting the rights of a person and a citizen, but it cannot be a reason for violating the rights of a person and a citizen, and when, on the one hand , we allegedly agreed that we call for military service from the age of 25, and actually special the changes were voted back in... you remember, in may 23rd, they just lay there for a year,

well, not a year, there were nine months, 10 months they lay with the president, without a signature, but it was an agreement, it was our internal agreement, including with the military, because we try not to fantasize in the verkhovna rada, still rely on the position of the military command, now in fact there are inaccuracies or inconsistencies in the legislation, which really make it possible to call for it... military conscription' bound up to 25 years of age, which is probably not very correct, and this not exactly what we agreed on, at least at the level of parliamentary groups and factions, that's why the national security and defense committee voted on these changes, i understand, it was this week, uh, and i have this feeling, so far i can't speak for my faction there because it hasn't been discussed yet, i think next week there will be more detailed conversations about it, but i have a feeling that these changes. will be voted on in the middle of august by the plenary session and will become law, that is, this gap will be corrected,

we have literally four minutes, but there are still several issues that should be discussed, well , at least to understand the direction of movement and the direction of events, money for the army, the head of the budget committee a few weeks ago roksana pidlasa said that this could happen, that in september we understand the lack of funds for the payment of salaries to the military, which have increased significantly. fine as a result of the mobilization law, but where to look for money is a matter for the government and the verkhovna rada should not get involved in this right now. it a very ugly story, the way the government and representatives of the monomajority formulate it, because it was discussed, publicly discussed since january of this year. this was clear when we voted on the state budget for the 24th year, because let me remind you that last year we spent about 1.8 trillion, there was even a little more for this year. 1.6 trillion were laid, it was clear that there would not be enough money,

it was clear that inflationary moments were also at work there, and the need for additional purchases and weapons, and payments to the military, despite the fact that the total number of military personnel in the defense forces did not particularly decrease, that is, it is a matter of time, so our communication was lost, but we still have one more question, if we can now with mr. maserchuk. to restore contact, to restore contact, i would still like to listen, well, really, it's not that there are fewer people in the defense forces, there are more of them, but of course people are wounded, people... die, but those people , who die, they too and their families receive payments, the wounded should receive money for treatment, we understand that there are different situations, but in any case, please continue where you left off, i won't ask the question again, please, yes, sorry, there are some problems with the internet, so it's not news that we there is not enough money in the state budget since january

of this year, since march-april this has been discussed in detail more than once. once, moreover, the figure was clearly stated that we lack at least uah 500 billion by the end of this year, but unfortunately, the government did nothing concrete all these months and postponed, postponed until at the last moment, and now they submitted some bill on raising taxes, but i have huge doubts that this bill has any prospects and that the mono majority will manage to gather votes, and then what is the option, well, that is, if not on taxes. then what is the option, look, look, my position is very simple: in the third year of the war, at least the opposition, at least myself and colleagues with a voice, dozens, if not hundreds of times said that dear friends, there are huge areas of shadow business that you can not control on gray import has the most the largest segment of shadow money, gray imports, billions of hryvnias were not paid for

real business, they talked about it throughout the 22nd, from the 23rd they started paying a little more, now not. then the situation has stabilized a little there, black tobacco, shadow tobacco - this is generally fear and horror, i'm sorry, it still can't somehow solve this issue, although everyone knows who and how, where does it, customs, yesterday or the day before yesterday, the ministry of finance presented to the ambassadors j7 , another draft of the customs reform, but i'm sorry, it's a shame, because these are the same people who for the fourth year, they cannot bring order there, and they constantly promise customs reforms, that is , we claim, i claim that... the ministry of finance did not do its job and the ministry of economy did not do its job in order to collect the money that is in ukraine, well but that's what they say, let's raise taxes, there is definitely time to work, mr. andriy, unfortunately the time has run out, thank you very much for joining, thank you for taking the time and thank you for your professional comments, i wish you success in your work , take care, andriy ostachuk, people's deputy of ukraine, it's really time there is, well, in any case, if a lot of money in

the shadows goes into the pockets and is taken out and they are used to buy some... real estate and so on and so on and so on and so on, then obviously this money must be accumulated and, as they say, to channel it into the military budget, it would probably be correct, but it is clear that money for the military will have to be found, but if someone does not want it, it will have to be found, because they defend our state, thanks to them we generally live as a state of ukraine independent, but questions about citizens, especially those who receive budgetary support payments and her well... there are salaries in the budget and social benefits, here the question is posed in such a way that obviously we will have to wait with this and, as they say, turn on the freezing mode. andrii pavlovsky, expert on social policy. mr. andrii, i congratulate you. greetings to you and our viewers. yes, you know, i will make such a cocktail from various

statements of various representatives of the government and the majority of the verkhovna rada of ukraine, without criticizing these people at all. this is their opinion, but they say what it is, that obviously the situation is difficult, and now it is difficult for everyone, that's why it is probably not the right time to talk about raising social standards, but in reality teachers are told that there will be no salary increase, but no social expenses, well, regarding pensions there too, i would like to hear from you, are social payments and budget salaries really, that is , social standards, conditionally saying, will remain at this level, at which it is, despite the fact that inflation will increase, tariffs will increase for communal services and other payments will also increase, please, really, unfortunately, it is so, recently the government approved, approved a budget declaration in which actually proposed for three years in a row,

starting from this year 2024 and up to and including 2020, to freeze all social standards, it is meant that the living wage will be frozen, the corresponding social benefits, wages, pensions will be frozen, that is, if this happens , the minimum wage will remain at today's level of uah 800. the subsistence minimum is uah 2,920, the minimum pension is uah 2,361, and it will remain so for... the next three years, and mr. andrii, let's just wait a second, we'll just leave now next, but uah 2920, the living wage,

but just imagine, well, i go to the shops, you go to the shops, we probably don’t have servants and hired workers bringing food home and so on, but uah 2920 is now so easy that i can say, it is possible to live even for a person who will save money as much as possible... and even more so if he is a person, say, of an older age, and there is still a need for medicine, well, it is somewhere like a week and a half, yes or a half or as much as you can for 2920 hryvnia, this is the communal one, the communal one is growing, in your opinion, this is 2,920, this is for what period of a month, one, and in us, as i understand it, there were some problems with the sound again. you can hear me now, and we hear, just before the war, the journalists of one tv channel, i won’t say what experiment they conducted, they tried to live on

the living wage, the one approved by the government, you know, they only had enough for a week, well, i guessed somewhere roughly so, yes, all the money ran out in a week, but you have to live on until the end of the month. and so here are our, as a rule, the poorest pensioners in our country, and they actually survive on bread and water, you also have to pay the utility bill, and so on, to make it to the end of the month until the next pension, and this is despite the fact that pensioners always pay the utility bill, some pensioners are paid, by the way, no matter what, a pensioner would rather stay hungry . that's the old education, as they say, and you'll pay for the utility, let's go, let's do it now, but in this situation, these are definite proposals, maybe

they will be implemented, maybe not, we don't know what the exchange rate of the national currency will be, what there will be inflation, you can predict of course, there are forecasts, but we understand that the situation can change radically, let's say, well, as we see even on the front line, the situation sometimes changes very unexpectedly, either for the better or for the worse, and which, which can? be proposals from the verkhovna rada or real fundraising, well, now, let's say, pensioners are in great demand on the labor market, because we understand the situation, people are leaving, people are being mobilized, well, not everyone can work, not everyone can work not everyone is in those positions that are currently vacant pensioners at different ages are physically able to work for a long time, these are people who have already earned, as they say, a rest, what might be the proposals from the council and what can be changed here, because well, it’s just not bad... maybe, maybe, look for others some sources for additional financing of the budget, and not to say that here everything will be frozen for three years, goodbye, forget it, and you know, that is

the paradox that now, when many men are going to war, in the war, and it is necessary to attract both men and women, as they say, and it is necessary to attract pensioners who are still capable to work, the government just limits such people. working pensioners, in fact they are put in conditions where you have to choose whether you receive a pension or stay working, then you are limited by pension payments, they are not indexed and so on, yes, that is , it turns out that working pensioners are also disadvantaged in comparison with others, because these payments are limited to them, and on the contrary, it is necessary to do everything possible to encourage them, who still has the strength. to work, and by the way, the freezing of these social standards is explained by the ministry of finance, that this is done for the sake of saving budget

funds, yes, well, such wording outraged even such an odious chairman of the verkhovna rada committee as mr. hetmantsov, who is called the murder of fops, and he said that these saving measures are already too much. are strict, and you should note that all social benefits and benefits, such as the same pensions, social benefits for children, unemployment benefits, assistance to the poor depend on social standards, namely the living wage and the minimum wage to families, expenses for keeping children under care, well, all payments, their size depends. from these social standards, and if they are frozen, then all social assistance will be frozen for three years, that is, it will hit the poorest

strata of us. this freeze in the first place, and despite the fact that the government also recently signed another memorandum with the international monetary fund, where it undertook to significantly increase all utility prices and tariffs in the next three years, that is, it turns out that incomes of the population are frozen for... three years, and an increase in prices, tariffs, or the other way around, is allowed in the from, but won't it then be the case that, let's say, okay, i understand, there are people, let's say, socially unprotected, there are people with certain problems, hello, who simply live on those payments , there are families with many children, there are those who take care of people with certain limitations, well, that is, there are people who, as they say, have a black problem, and this is the truth, and here we need this help

from the state, which is very important, it is critical. vitally important, there are people who work and receive a pension, let's say, but won't it be the case that just a lot of people will have money, just they will have them in the shadows, and many businesses will go into the shadows, say: well, okay, we will do everything the way you should be, everything real will be in the shadows, that is, people will still want to survive in any frost, restrictions, nothing else, people should live at least at some level and live in such a way that they do not want to die, unless there are proposals from the government that... i agree with you, especially since these plans of the government, to freeze social standards on three horns, on the contrary , the increase of utility tariffs is taking place against the background of the government's desire to significantly increase the tax burden on everyone who can work, do business, and so on, that is, well...

wartime, sometimes it seems like some kind of economic damage against a warring country, even, please note that the government of the united states, in the person of pinsky, who recently came to ukraine, made a remark to the ukrainian authorities that you are wrong, that it is not due to the increase in burden, it must be done, and at the expense of bringing elementary order, at customs, at the tax office, by the way, mrs. priskir already ex, as they say, the controller of this money for aid to ukraine, even the americans turned to it, we literally have a minute, i just need to clarify one more question, because here we are, i just said about socially vulnerable people, who critically need this help from the state . i

'm not talking about uah 800 per child, this is despite the fact that we want children to be born in our country, again, the war, i'm sorry , but, isn't there something else, teachers will not receive a pension increase, which they calculated, and whether there are no ideas in the government, maybe it's just that you know whether medical programs will be funded to a certain extent, because we know that there are medical programs that are critically important, there, it's for kidneys, and for diabetes, and for oncology, for many other things that people cannot pull themselves. is this money coming from the state budget, are there no freezes, restrictions and so on? well, regarding the medical care of the military, the wounded, thank god, there are no such plans of the government, but they have, as i understand it, a certain desire to limit social services in a certain way.

health care payments for the civilian population, there is a threat in this, well, in any case, there will be a time for decisions and a time for action, now we are talking about forecasts, about expectations, the situation may change, well, but in any case let's wait, i want to add for the sake of justice that now, in fact, everything that goes to the state treasury goes to the issue of defense and security. in fact, the entire social system, all social payments at the expense of foreign borrowing, that is what they give us help, the united states, canada, the european union, all this goes to the payment of pensions, subsidies, social assistance and so on, let's hope that our western friends will not leave ukraine to you very much, mr. andriy, thank you for your comments, andriy pavlovsky, expert on social policy, quite it is fair that everything that

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