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Overview

The 40th Artillery Brigade named after Grand Duke Vytautas is an artillery forces formation within the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, subordinate to the "South" Operational Command. With the start of the large-scale invasion, units of the brigade contained the advance of russian forces in the Donetsk and Kharkiv sectors. The brigade's artillerymen took part in the Sloboda offensive operation to liberate the temporarily occupied territory of Kharkiv region.

Responsibilities:

• Transporting cargo and personnel to positions or between settlements
• monitoring the technical condition of assigned vehicles, configuring auxiliary and special technical equipment
• using additional technical equipment installed in the vehicle (radio, EW equipment, tablet, etc.)
• organizing measures for vehicle preservation
• keeping weapons in constant combat readiness
• compliance with military discipline, the laws of Ukraine, and the laws and governing documents of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
• continuous improvement of one's professional skills
• compliance with safety rules and fire tactics

Requirements:

• at least 1 year of experience driving vehicles
• driver's license category B/C; having a category above C will be an advantage
• knowledge of the main causes and methods of eliminating faults that arise during vehicle operation
• fitness for military service by state of health and moral-psychological qualities
• age from 25
• physical and psychological endurance
• stress resilience
• basic general secondary education, technical or specialized education will be an advantage
• no criminal record
• military service experience will be an advantage
• readiness to perform tasks in the combat operations area
• willingness to constantly learn and improve one's own technical and combat skills
• readiness to work as part of a team
• responsibility and attentiveness to the details of assigned tasks
• a drive to achieve success in accomplishing assigned tasks and a results-oriented mindset

Conditions:

• mobilization until the end of martial law or contract service
• service in the combat operations zone
• guaranteed monthly monetary allowance from 20,000 to 120,000 hryvnias depending on the complexity and location of tasks
• annual additional wellness payment equal to one month's monetary allowance
• annual main leave and additional leave of 10 days or more for family circumstances
• provision of uniforms, personal protective equipment, and full meals
• free medical care