Most military personnel see their professional future in Ukraine.
Veterans returning from the frontline have a huge potential for the country’s development, but at the same time they need support to adapt to civilian life.
This process not only requires significant efforts on the part of the state and society, but also challenges the veterans themselves, who seek to find their place after military service and build their professional future.
According to Work.ua, before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the platform had more than 100,000 vacancies. However, since the beginning of the war, the number of vacancies has decreased by more than 10 times, and a third of businesses have stopped their operations. This reduction in jobs has led to a more than fivefold increase in competition among job seekers. However, since April 2022, there has been a gradual recovery in the labor market.
However, the problems of employment and retraining are particularly acute for veterans, given the gap between the skills they acquired in the war and the needs of the civilian labor market.
It is noteworthy that 39.12% of military personnel face the problem of a lack of adaptation period in the workplace.
The biggest challenge for veterans
Unemployment is a significant problem for veterans, and it is growing. 30.95% of veterans who are not currently serving in the Ukrainian Defense Forces have faced unemployment. This is evidenced by a survey conducted by the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation between January 15 and 25, 2024, among 1,043 participants.
Read more about this problem in the column by Ruslana Velychko-Tryfoniuk, Acting Executive Director of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation.
