In 2025, Ukraine presented a ‘points for objectives’ system called e-Points whose objective was reward soldiers for eliminating Russian soldiers or and send video confirmation to the military.
By meeting those goals, they accumulate points that they can use to obtain military equipment such as drones, ground robots or electronic warfare systems.
Specialists recognize that this controversial gamification has changed the attitude of Ukrainian soldiers on the front. In statements to , Kateryna Stepanenkoan expert on Russian war at the Institute for the Study of War, has expressed that the reward system has managed to “incentivize all units along the entire front to strive to achieve objectives that are more difficult to achieve. And I think that’s paying off.”
In the month of March, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorovassured that this system of rewards for Ukrainian troops had “changed the way of waging war” by offering “clear incentives, fair rewards and the rapid implementation of effective solutions.”
“The more targets you destroy, the more points you get”
“Military units receive resources based on results: The more targets they destroy, the more points they get. This is a direct incentive that allows units to strengthen their capabilities with new technologies”explained the Ukrainian Defense Minister.
In this sense, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported in April that, since the beginning of 2026, they had been sent to the front more than 181,000 drones, ground robots, electronic warfare systems and other equipment through the e-Points system.
Experts point out that what makes this ‘points for objectives’ system effective is that the units (who know what your specific needs are) They have decision-making capacity when acquiring weaponswithout having to limit themselves to accepting the equipment they choose to send from the army.
