On June 5, at 11:00 a.m., we invite journalists, representatives of central executive bodies, public organizations, and everyone who works with veterans — current and future — to the event “Veterans and the military: respect vs discrimination.”
As part of the event, the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine together with the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission — NAKO and the sociological group “Rating” presents a study: “Discrimination of different social groups in the Armed Forces: views of military and civilians.” And there will also be a discussion of complex and important topics.
Venue: Media Center Ukraine, Ukrinform (8/16 Bohdana Khmelnytskyi St.)
Participants:
- Ruslana Velychko-Trifonyuk is the first deputy executive director of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation
- Svitlana Musiyaka is the head of research and policy making at NAKO
- Lubomyr Mysiv — Deputy Director of the Rating Sociological Group
- Oksana Grigoryeva is an adviser on gender issues to the Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
- Maria Berlinska is a veteran, volunteer veterans representatives of the Ministries
Moderator of the event: journalist Nataliya Sokolenko, host of the National Marathon of the leading Ukrainian TV channels and radio stations “#UArazom”
Questions for discussion:
- Veteran policy is one of the Government’s priorities. More than 15% of the population of Ukraine will be connected to veteran services after the end of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Is the state ready?
- Discrimination of the military in the ranks of the Armed Forces. Which categories are most vulnerable and why is it important to study them?
- Respect for veterans as the key to productive communication between the state and society
- How the attitude towards military women in the Armed Forces and society has changed since 2014. Is “positive discrimination” a challenge?
- Fighters with wounds: to the rear, battle or home. Military response.
Language of the event: Ukrainian.
Live broadcast: provided.
Entry for journalists by registration only: https://forms.gle/hRf7xzoEWxwvwjNa8
The study and the event were implemented together with the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission – NAKO , an organization that works to reduce the level of corruption in areas important for the national security of Ukraine and with the support of The Office of the United Kingdom’s Special Defence Advisory Team.
