Ukraine plans to raise military wages, improve contracts and implement a phased discharge system for long-serving personnel, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Friday. The reforms, set to begin in June, aim to address acute manpower shortages after more than four years of full-scale war with Russia. What reforms did Zelenskyy announce? In a Telegram message, Zelenskyy said the first reforms must be delivered in June, starting with enhanced financial support for soldiers, sergeants and commanders. Infantry troops will see their monthly salaries increased to 250,000 to 400,000 hryvnias ($5,700 to $9,000, €4,850 to €7,670), up from a current maximum of around 170,000 hryvnias for those deployed at the front or behind enemy lines for 30 days. Non-combat personnel will receive a rise from 20,000 to 30,000 hryvnias per month. Zelenskyy also announced a “phased discharge” for troops mobilized early in the war, based on clear, time-based criteria.…