Pensionable service in the Russian Federation after the agreement termination

According to the current legislation of Ukraine, insurance experience acquired in the Russian Federation: * until January 1, 1992 – is taken into account, as during this period, uniform norms of pension provision applied to all citizens of the former USSR; * from March 1992 to June 2022 – was taken into account in accordance with the Agreement on Guarantees of Rights of Citizens of CIS Member States in the Field of Pension Provision; * after June 2022 – is not taken into account due to countries withdrawing from the agreement and the termination of diplomatic relations with the aggressor state. If a person worked in Russia before June 2022 and wants this experience to be taken into account when appointing a pension in Ukraine, the relevant documents must be submitted to the Pension Fund authorities: 1. Work book with relevant work records. 2. Certificates from enterprises or social security bodies of the Russian Federation. 3. Insurance certificates or extracts from the Pension Fund of Russia. In the absence of a work book, experience can be confirmed by other documents, including archival certificates or records of paid insurance contributions. Experience acquired in the Russian Federation after June 2022 is not taken into account when appointing a pension in Ukraine. Ukraine no longer recognizes this experience due to the termination of international agreements. In practice, there are cases where the Pension Fund authorities also do not credit work experience in Russia during the period from March 1992 to June 2022. In such a case, it is worth considering addressing the issue to protect one's rights through legal proceedings. Furthermore, according to the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Some Laws of Ukraine Regarding the Settlement of the Calculation of Insurance Experience and Pension Provision", periods of military service from February 19, 2014, in the armed forces, internal affairs bodies, state security bodies, police, other military formations, holding positions in public service, in local self-government bodies in the relevant bodies (formations) of the Russian Federation, periods of voluntary work in positions related to the performance of organizational and administrative or administrative and economic functions in illegal authorities created in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, including in the occupation administration of the aggressor state, in illegal judicial or law enforcement bodies, as well as periods of voluntary participation in illegal armed or paramilitary formations created in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, and/or in the armed formations of the aggressor state, are not credited towards length of service.