What information military families need to know

A list of data recommended to be recorded by families of servicemen has been prepared by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.

The full list is:

• surname, first name and patronymic;
• date of birth;
• copy of passport;
• contact details of the territorial recruitment and social support centre from which they were or were mobilised;
• name and number of the military unit or service unit
• contact data of the military unit's permanent deployment location for position and rank, military occupation (if known)
• personal identity number (ID number), military ID card or temporary military ID card (scanned copy) or badge number
• surname, first name, patronymic and contacts of fellow service personnel
• name and contacts of the immediate commanding officer;
• full name and contacts of the unit commander;
• hotline telephone number of the unit, brigade, grouping.

The Coordination Staff notes that this information can help the families of Defenders and Defenders in critical situations.