veterans

"Putin Sends Your Grandchildren to Kill Ours" Ukrainian WWII Veteran Addresses His Brothers-in-Arms from Russia. VIDEO In Zaporizhia at the funeral of his grandson, a veteran of World War II addressed his fellow veterans living in Russia, and asked them to appeal to President Putin, who sends their grandchildren to kill in Ukraine. 14.08.14 16:33 237 493 812 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

"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

Kyiv is celebrating Victory Day.LIVE Victory Day is being celebrated today with new symbols - red carnations and red poppies. 09.05.15 11:08 52 229 451 Ukrainian Politics

SBU: Attack on Ukraine war veteran Verbych masterminded by Russian national who later fled to Poland Operatives of the Security Service of Ukraine detained several individuals involved in attack on anti-terrorist operation veteran, the former defender of the Donetsk airport, Dmytro Verbych. 07.05.18 14:23 39 066 246 Incidents

PM Hroisman promises highest pensions for Ukrainian troops fighting in Donbas Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman says all servicemen who took part in combat operations in the occupied Donbas will have considerable increase in pensions. 09.02.18 16:49 36 968 193 Incidents

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

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

All fake veterans' organizations have HQs in downtown Kyiv, pay no rent, - participants of Rada subcommittee meeting say Ukraine spends huge amounts of funds on fake veteran organizations and their activities across the country. 17.03.17 19:34 59 324 119 Society

Blackwater Founder Prince Planned To Establish Ammunition Factory And Private Military Company In Ukraine Founder of Blackwater, an American private military company founded in 1997, Erik Prince had planned to establish an ammunition factory and a private military company in Ukraine. 08.07.21 14:25 23 729 119 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

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

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

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

State policy on veterans needs to be reset - Zelenskyy. VIDEO President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to Ukrainians at the end of the 712th day of the war with Russia. 05.02.24 21:02 6 178 106 Ukrainian Politics

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

Cabinet alocates UAH 1.4 bln as one-time monetary assistance to veterans and victims of Nazi persecutions The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has allocated UAH 1.4 billion as one-time monetary assistance to the veterans and victims of the Nazi persecution. 19.02.20 14:39 4 011 83 Ukrainian Politics

Woman verbally attacked veteran for being served out of turn at bank in Lviv: "Muscovites didn’t beat you enough there! Your arms and legs are intact!". VIDEO In Lviv, a bank customer hurled insults at a veteran who volunteered to be served out of turn, as required by law. She was first outraged that he "has arms and legs", so he allegedly cannot call himself a veteran, and then she involved her husband in the argument. 06.05.25 11:47 19 099 119

Hungarian Wizz Air kicked off Ukrainian veteran who lost leg in war: Company later apologized. VIDEO At Tel Aviv airport, employees of the Hungarian airline Wizz Air forced a Ukrainian veteran who lost his leg in the war to disembark from the plane. 10.07.23 17:16 16 792 67 Incidents

About million people protect Ukraine in AFU and our other formations, - Zelensky. VIDEO Currently, about a million people are defending Ukraine in the Armed Forces and in our other formations that resist the occupiers. 22.08.22 16:18 7 126 62 Previously in trend: War

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

Veteran policy should become priority of state policy, - Zelensky Ukraine needs a well-thought-out system of support for veterans during the transition from military life to civilian life. 22.08.22 13:55 3 272 61 Previously in trend: War

Ukraine is not ready for number of veterans that is emerging - Zhorin There is a big problem in Ukraine with the approach to appointments to positions in the veteran sector. 05.05.25 13:08 23 901 66 Previously in trend: aid to veterans

’Yermak’s lackey is being whitewashed by SSU. Clowns!’ veteran Symoroz exposed Denys Yermak Veteran Oleh Symoroz has responded to the statement by Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) chief Vasyl Maliuk, who earlier reported that the Russians were preparing to assassinate Denys Yermak, the brother of the Head of the President’s Office, Andriy Yermak. 23.06.25 21:49 23 386 111 Previously in trend: Assassination attempt on Denys Yermak

We are burden on budget, how can we take such "gratitude?" - veteran Madzharov, who lives in dormitory after being wounded, addressed authorities. VIDEO Veteran Andrii Madzharov, who got discharged from the Armed Forces after being wounded, cannot be granted the status of a war veteran. 20.05.24 21:48 12 122 49 Previously in trend: War

Rehabilitation center for ATO members opened in Dnipropetrovsk Rehabilitation center for participants of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) has been opened in Dnipropetrovsk city at the premises of the regional hospital for war veterans. 26.12.15 17:43 4 341 46 Ukrainian Politics

More than 10,000 people participated in Chestnut Run on Day of Kyiv Today more than 10,000 people took part in the jubilee 25th Chestnut Run. 28.05.17 15:34 6 782 45 Incidents

There may be up to 3 million veterans in Ukraine after war, - Kondratiuk At the end of the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war, there may be up to three million veterans in Ukraine. 26.05.23 14:17 5 501 44 Society

Police officer from Kyiv region who called Armed Forces veteran Yakimchuk "complete PWD" was dismissed from her post The Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv region has completed an internal investigation into a police officer who, during a conflict with Pavlo Yakimchuk, a veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Special Operations Forces, called him a "complete PWD". 28.08.24 14:52 34 273 44

Will there be bullying of veterans in Ukraine? // NATO IN HOUSE. VIDEO Maryna Danyliuk-Yarmolaieva’s guest on Censor.NET’s NATO IN HOUSE project is Yulia Kirillova, a veteran and head of department of Training and Analytical Centre of Ukrainian Veterans’ Fund under Ministry of Veterans Affairs. 03.08.23 21:00 3 152 31 Previously in trend: War

Ukraine’s parliament approves bill setting up Ministry for Veterans Affairs The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Wednesday adopted a resolution (No. 7505) urging the government to establish the Ministry for Veterans Affairs - a central executive body ensuring the formation and implementation of national policy in terms of social protection of war veterans 28.02.18 11:50 10 542 31 Ukrainian Politics

Two-thirds of $1 billion promised by US will go to military and civilian assistance in field of security, - Shmyhal Two-thirds of a billion dollars in frozen assets of Russian oligarchs, which the US plans to transfer to Ukraine, will go to military and civilian assistance in the field of security 08.09.23 17:39 1 163 29 War in Ukraine

Zelensky congratulated US Veterans Day: Your example inspires Ukrainians. VIDEO President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated American veterans on the holiday and thanked those who joined the fight against Russian aggression, as well as all the people of the United States for supporting Ukraine. 11.11.22 16:26 1 760 27 World

War veterans and their families can take IT courses free of charge Female and male war veterans can take free IT courses and learn a new profession. 11.01.24 20:35 3 195 25 Society

About one-third of Ukrainian veterans are unemployed - Ukrainian Veterans Fund About one-third of veterans in Ukraine have unemployment status. 18.04.24 15:39 3 073 23 Society

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

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

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

Limbless ATO veteran Oleh Berezovskyi becomes masseur. VIDEO ATO veteran Oleh Berezovskyi, who in summer 2014 lost both hands in a battle near Sloviansk, has become a masseur. 18.01.16 10:28 10 917 20 Ukrainian Politics

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

Ministry of Internal Affairs is introducing institute of veteran policy assistants The Ministry of Internal Affairs is introducing an institute of assistants on veterans' policy in its departments. 20.07.25 11:10 1 067 19 Previously in trend: aid to veterans

Welfare, respect and national security: Cabinet of Ministers approves war veteran policy strategy until 2030 The government has approved a war veterans' policy strategy until 2030 and an operational plan for its implementation. 29.11.24 16:10 959 16

Over 90% of Ukrainians trust veterans of current war and ATO, - survey In Ukraine, 95% of surveyed citizens trust the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine the most, 93% - veterans of the current war, and 95% - veterans of the ATO (JFO) of 2014-2021 24.01.23 14:13 958 16 Incidents

From Black Sea to Carpathians: ATO veteran Oleksandr Shvetsov on a prosthesis set out on foot to raise funds for military. VIDEO Veteran of anti-terrorist operation in East of Ukraine Oleksandr Shvetsov, who has one prosthetic leg, decided to walk from Odesa to Yaremcha in Transcarpathia to raise funds to help Ukrainian Armed Forces. He wants to buy two pickup trucks and a minibus for his colleagues. 07.10.22 23:50 5 856 16 Previously in trend: Volunteers for the Army War

Selection of war veterans’ support specialists according to updated standards has started in Ukraine The Ministry of Veterans' Affairs of Ukraine has opened a call for applications for participation in the selection of a specialist to support war veterans and demobilised persons in accordance with the updated professional standard. 08.01.25 12:16 1 801 15

Government plans to create Unified State Register of Veterans this year - Shmyhal The Cabinet of Ministers has planned to create a Unified State Register of Veterans by 2024 so that all female and male veterans can use benefits and support tools. 16.02.24 15:45 1 033 14 Society

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

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

Zelenskyy instructs Cabinet of Ministers to approve National Strategy of Veterans’ Policy President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to approve the National Strategy of Veterans' Policy and the Strategy for the Formation of a System of Transition from Military Service to Civilian Life. 22.08.24 19:45 520 12