veterans

Beating of AFU veteran in Kharkiv: accused sentenced to 4 years in prison. PHOTO Prosecutors from the Nemyshlianskyi District Prosecutor's Office in Kharkiv found a 44-year-old man guilty of beating and shooting a 22-year-old veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war with a prosthetic leg in August 2025. 06.11.25 15:32 2 942 10 Previously in trend: AFU war veteran beaten and shot at in Kharkiv region

"I lost my old self but I am creating new one." Story of war veteran Yehor Babenko, who suffered severe burns in war. VIDEO+PHOTOS Yehor Babenko, a Ukrainian border guard, sustained severe injuries during a Russian shelling in Mykolaiv region on March 9, 2022. After a long period of treatment and rehabilitation, he now works as a military psychologist, helping Ukrainian Armed Forces veterans. 06.10.25 18:41 4 061 14 Previously in trend: aid to veterans AFU veterans

War veteran opens self-service car wash in Chernihiv on National Flag Day. VIDEO&PHOTOS On August 23, Ukraine’s National Flag Day, Armed Forces of Ukraine veteran and athlete Yevhen Smaha opened his own business, the "Vodolii" self-service car wash in Chernihiv. 25.08.25 17:36 1 883 5 Previously in trend: AFU veterans

Police detain man who beat and shot at AFU war veteran in Kharkiv. PHOTO The Kharkiv region police have detained a perpetrator who beat and shot a Ukrainian Armed Forces war veteran. 04.08.25 11:04 19 578 127 Previously in trend: AFU war veteran beaten and shot at in Kharkiv region

Unknown person shoots at veteran Dvoretska’s car in Kyiv. PHOTO Viktoriia Dvoretska, a veteran and head of the instructor department of the "Come Back Alive" project, said that an unknown person on a bicycle shot at her car. She was in the car with her son at the time. 02.07.25 09:22 7 334 8 Previously in trend: Shooting in Kyiv

Only 14% of Ukrainian veterans have high severity of PTSD and depression symptoms - research. PHOTOS In response to Polish President Andrzej Duda's words about the problems with crime among veterans, the founder of the DOLADU NGO, Khrystyna Kurganska, showed the real results of psychological rehabilitation. 06.02.25 13:01 1 860 20

Klymenko appoints Hero of Ukraine Dmytro Finashyn as his advisor on veterans’ policy - MIA. PHOTO Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko has appointed Hero of Ukraine and National Guard veteran Dmytro Finashyn as his advisor on veterans' policy. 02.01.25 19:12 2 637 12 Previously in trend: War

They extorted $5000 from combat veteran for establishing his disability at MSEC: Doctor and serviceman exposed in Kyiv. VIDEO&PHOTOS A doctor of a Kyiv medical institution, together with her accomplice, a serviceman, extorted illegal benefits from a veteran combatant who was enrolled in the reserve due to injuries at the front, including in Bakhmut. 01.11.24 15:24 18 388 18

In Odesa, visitor to veterinary clinic scolded veteran doctor who lost both legs in war. VIDEO&PHOTOS In a veterinary clinic in Odesa, a man used foul language to curse veterinarian and veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksii Prytula when he saw that he was wearing prostheses. 03.07.24 15:59 19 797 114

Pilot project on transition from military service to civilian life launched - Ministry of Veterans reports on one month of work after reboot. INFOGRAPHICS A pilot project on the transition from military service to civilian life has been launched for veterans. 19.03.24 11:44 1 606 12 War in Ukraine

Ukrainian veterans set strongman world record. PHOTOS At the Arnold Classic Europe international sports festival in Madrid, a team of Ukrainian veterans set a world record in the strongman. 18.10.23 16:06 3 017 4 Sport

A veteran on prostheses in front of Lviv Opera House. PHOTO OF THE DAY A photo of a Ukrainian veteran on prostheses standing with his beloved in front of the Lviv Opera House has become popular online. 06.08.23 23:19 20 233 23 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Veteran of anti-terrorist operation Nazar Kagalnyak, kidnapped by Russian occupiers in Kherson region, died from torture. PHOTO In the Kherson region, a veteran of the anti-terrorist operation (28 separate mechanized brigades) from the village of Abrikosivka, Kherson region, Nazar Kagalnyak, died from the torture of Russian invaders. 30.04.22 12:08 22 228 0 Previously in trend: War

Zelenskyi meets with relatives of soldiers killed in Donbas. PHOTOS Amendments to the law of Ukraine on the status of war veterans, guarantees of their social protection aimed at supporting the families of the military killed in Donbas should be prepared by November 15, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has said at a meeting with relatives of fallen soldiers. 15.10.19 12:09 5 753 23 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

SBI serves Veteran Affairs ex-head with suspicion of involvement in theft of UAH 22 Million. PHOTOS The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has served former head of the State Service for the Affairs of War Veterans and Participants in the Antiterrorist Operation, with notification of suspicion of involvement in the theft of UAH 22 million ($819 648). 23.04.19 17:46 11 384 62 Incidents

Fraudsters robbing people through fake lease announcements exposed in Kyiv; citizens asked to help investigation, - journalist. PHOTOS The gang was exposed with the help of a Donbas war veteran whom they were trying to deceive. Law enforcers are asking citizens to provide any information on the gang members' illegal activities. Contact phone number is +38 044 425 2435. 13.10.17 13:06 85 320 99 Kyiv News

Four Ukrainian soldiers injured during Russian aggression in Ukraine’s east to participate in Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D.C.. PHOTO Vadym Svyrydenko, who had his hands and feet amputated; Vadym Maznychenko, who lost an arm and a leg; Dmytro Fesenko, who received severe shrapnel wounds; and Pavlo Stepanov, who was run over by an armored personnel carrier are going to run a 10-kilometer marathon in Washington, D.C. Oct. 30. 25.10.16 18:47 2 915 4 Incidents

Automaidan and ATO veterans open access to Dnipro river banks near Koncha-Zaspa blocked by illegal construction. PHOTOS Automaidan activists together with Kyiv city union of ATO (anti-terrorist operation) veterans attempted on Sept. 18 to open access to Dnipro river banks in Koncha-Zaspa blocked by an illegal construction site. 19.09.16 12:03 162 352 150 Incidents

Children of WWII veteran gave father's decoration for remelting into National Hero of Ukraine order. PHOTO The Order of Glory of late WWII veteran Kharlampii Udovychenko, who fought the war as an infantry soldier in tank divisions, was given away by his son and granddaughter to be reused for creation of the National Hero of Ukraine decoration. 24.06.16 14:45 72 620 140 Society

"How can one dare to say Russia could have won the war without Ukraine," - Poroshenko to veterans. PHOTOS On the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation and Victory Day over Nazism in World War II, President Petro Poroshenko met with war veterans, participants of the Ukrainian liberation movement and the soldiers of the ant-iterrorist operation (ATO). 08.05.16 15:59 103 908 475 Previously in trend: War

Poroshenko pays tribute to deceased Lt. Hutnyk-Zaluzhnyi in Zaporizhia accompanied by soldier’s grandfather - World War II veteran. PHOTOS President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko paid tribute to deceased Ukrainian soldier Ivan Zaluzhnyi together with his grandfather, 97-year-old veteran of the World War II Ivan Zaluzhnyi Sr. in Zaporizhia today. 22.04.16 20:40 25 267 106 Society

Photos of demobilized Artem Prykhodko's murderer made public. PHOTOS Photos of demobilized Artem Prykhodko's killer have been made public. According to the Kyiv City Union of ATO Veterans, this is the man who drove a blue Audi which hit Artem Prykhodko. 28.09.15 11:05 139 916 168 Kyiv News