How are payments made to the family of a soldier in captivity?

Cash assistance for military prisoners is intended for the following members of their families:

• wife/husband;

• adult children who live with a military man / military woman (in the absence of a wife / husband);

• guardians, custodians or adopters of minor children (disabled since childhood, regardless of their age);

• dependents (family members who are completely dependent on a military person);

• parents (in case of absence of wife/husband and children).

• If one of the persons refuses to pay the financial support, its share is evenly distributed among other persons who have the right to receive it.

In accordance with paragraph 4 of the Resolution of the CMU of November 30, 2016 No. 884 "On approval of the Procedure for payment of monetary support to the families of servicemen taken prisoner or hostage, as well as interned in neutral states or missing" payment of monetary provision for family members of military personnel is carried out upon their application in the name of the commander (chief, head) of the military unit (institution, organization).

The following are attached to the application:

• copies of passport pages of adult family members with data on surname, first name and patronymic and registration of place of residence (stay);

• a certificate of registration of the place of residence (stay) of family members (in the absence of such information in the passport);

• a copy of the marriage certificate (if available);

• copies of children's birth certificates (if available);

• a copy of the document certifying the registration in the State Register of natural persons - taxpayers (for persons who, due to their religious beliefs, refuse to accept the registration number of the taxpayer's registration card and have notified the control body about it and have a mark in their passport, a copy of the passport page with such a mark).

Terms for application submission and review

Payment of financial support to family members of military personnel is carried out in the event that the application for its payment has been received by the military unit (institution, organization):

• until the day of release of servicemen captured or held hostage, interned in neutral states;

• within three years from the date of entry into legal force of the court decision on recognition of servicemen as missing or declared dead, but not later than the date of entry into legal force of the court decision on annulment of the decision on recognition of them as missing or declared dead.

Term of receipt

The families of soldiers captured in captivity will receive payment up to and including the day of their release.