The Ministry of Defense has initiated new mechanisms aimed at speeding up the preparation of documents for awarding military personnel with state honors for their bravery.

This was reported by the press service of the Ministry.

«The new approach will allow for a faster process. The military unit will send the award documents to the subordinate military management body. From there, they will be forwarded directly to the Armed Forces leadership for review. Each stage will take no more than two days. After that, the documents will be sent to the President's Office. The entire process will take between 8 to 16 days», - states the message.

Previously, this procedure took between 3 to 8 months as documents had to pass through multiple stages and approvals, with some being manually written.

The Ministry of Defense also noted that they are currently exploring the possibility of displaying state award certificates in the electronic service Diia. These proposals will be sent to the relevant authorities for processing.