The military medical commission determines the degree of suitability of conscripts for service. Lawyers of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation explain what the degrees are and what they mean.
Suitable for military service
Military personnel can be involved in non-combat and combat operations. You can also be appointed to higher positions. Categorical exceptions are listed in Appendix 3 of MD of Ukraine Order No. 402.
Limited involvement
Military personnel cannot serve in:
airborne assault troops
floating ships
marines
special buildings
They can serve in security units,military recruitment offices, institutions, organizations, educational institutions.
Unsuitable for military service with review after 6-12 months
Military personnel remain in the army. They are assigned exclusively to non-combat positions or placed at the disposal of the commander. The commander of the military unit determines the duties of the defenders based on their state of health.
Unsuitable with exclusion from military registration
Defenders are dismissed from military service. However, they can write a report for continued service. The MDU Order No. 410 dated 14.08.2018 lists the positions in which they can work.
The decision of the military medical commission on the degree of suitability for military service is valid for 12 months.
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We invite Ukrainian veterans to the workshop of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs on July 6 at 2:00 p.m.
During the event, lawyers, accountants, and project managers of the Foundation will tell participants how to prepare a competitive application to win 3 million hryvnias for veteran business.
Prepare questions and be sure to ask them during the event. Please indicate the e-mails you check during registration – we will send you a Zoom link.
Follow the link. Here are all the document templates and the information you need to collect: https://uvfproject.com.ua/
A few tips on what criteria an application should meet:
each scanned copy of the document must be signed with an electronic digital signature;
everything must be written in Ukrainian. Documents in a foreign language must be translated into Ukrainian and certified with an electronic digital signature;
the estimate must correspond to the purpose, goals, tasks of the project application and the implementation period
the application must correspond to the purpose of the competition – business support of veterans, family members of fallen (deceased) veterans and family members of fallen (deceased) defenders of Ukraine.
There is very little time left. The last day of receiving applications is July 13, 2023 (until 23:59 Kyiv time)
Who can participate in the competition?
veterans
family members of fallen (deceased) defenders of Ukraine
Financial support can be received by:
veterans, family members of deceased (deceased) war veterans and – -family members of deceased (deceased) Defenders of Ukraine, who are registered in accordance with the requirements of the law as private entrepreneurs.
legal entities registered no later than two years before receiving financial support, the founders of which are veterans, family members of fallen (deceased) war veterans and family members of fallen (deceased) Defenders of Ukraine
The #Varto program takes place in a competitive format. Participants will defend their business projects before the expert council.
The Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine has been supporting veteran businesses for over a year. During this time, 279 veterans and family members of fallen defenders received financial support.
The Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine provides an opportunity to receive 20,000 for the purchase of goods for veteran businesses.
We will refund up to 20 thousand hryvnias if you:
are a private entrepreneur;
purchased a business product that matches areas of your economic activities;
made a purchase after February 24 and you have a receipt;
a veteran, member of their family, or the family members of fallen Defenders of Ukraine
On June 30, the presentation of the “Guide for veterans and their family members” took place (within the system of providing psychological, medical-psychological and psychiatric care in Ukraine).
The guide is a collection of work and adapted materials from the experience of the Crisis Support Hotline of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine.
It was prepared by expert psychologists who work at the UVF Hotline: 0 800 33 20 29. This project is implemented by the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine with the support of the IREX Ukrainian Rapid Response Fund and the US State Department.
Veterans and their family members can receive immediate emotional support, crisis assistance, and psychological first aid at the Hotline. Services are provided by professional psychologists and crisis psychologists.
“A few days ago, it was a year since we received the first call to the Crisis Support Hotline. This is a very powerful experience. Consulting on the phone without seeing your interlocutor requires true professionalism. It is difficult to replace such specialists. I thank our psychologists for their cooperation and for the way they work,” says Oleksandr Chamorsov, veteran, psychologist of the UVF Crisis Support Hotline, crisis psychologist, and trauma therapist.
Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine, Svitlana Kashenets emphasized that the issue of mental health and emotional problems two years ago was not as relevant in Ukrainian. Currently, the state takes a responsible and professional approach to this issue, because veterans and their family members should receive high-quality and affordable services.
“The guide will be useful to everyone who interacts with veterans, who will work professionally in local authorities and all collectives and organizations, HR specialists who contact us regarding training on communication issues with veterans who are currently returning from the war. And we already have such experience, we already work with such organizations, both online and offline,” emphasized Svitlana Kashenets.
Nataliya Kalmykova, CEO of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation, reported that during the operation of the UVF Hotline, 13,000 appeals have already been processed. And, it is important to note that 60% of applications came from men.
“And this number inspires and destroys existing stereotypes. Men understand that they need help, that it is worth asking and solving their problems in this way – and not in other, less ecological ways. 49% of men who appealed for assistance are 40-60 years old. These are mature people who understand that their unit needs them in adequate condition. One of the cases that confirms the need for the operation of our Crisis Support Hotline is that our specialists prevented a case of suicide. After all, when a person is in a critical state, there must be a place where he can turn, express his emotions, and describe his condition. Our specialists provide such tools.”
Veterans called the Hotline more frequently — 43.2%; we also received the most requests from families of Ukrainian Defenders — 18.1%, and members of veteran families — 16.3%.
Family members of fallen defenders continue to apply — 11.6%, and other victims of the war constitute another 10.8%. The most common requests among families of defenders were psychological requests of various content, most often, these are psychological problems related to waiting for a loved one to return from the war, constant fear, not understanding how to deal with negative thoughts and emotions – 50.9%.
We continue to receive information requests – 24.5% and requests for legal advice – 11.5%. The request for missing persons also remain relevant — 4.9%. Requests related to acute conditions – stress, anxiety and panic attacks – 8.9%.
Yulia Mazur, an analyst at the Mental Health Coordination Center under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, emphasizes:
“The initiative to create a Hotline was timely, and it was supposed to provide a point of first contact, to solve the initial painful issues. The guide is also valuable because it contains a self-help alphabet for veterans, which we highly recommend. The guide should be only the initial stage in the formation of a network of providers of psychological care for veterans. While doing it, we should apply a universal and comprehensive approach. We must understand that these services must be readily available and, therefore, provided at the local community level. We have positive changes, but we still have a lot of work ahead of us.”
The guide presented by the UVF contains a “Road Map” in the system of providing psychological, medical and psychiatric care, as well as recommendations for veterans and their family members.
Olena Lashko, a psychologist of the UVF Crisis Support Hotline, stressed that the guide will be useful to everyone, regardless of age, gender, profession, or interests, in order to better understand Ukrainian society.
“A veteran after returning to civilian life is a person full of opportunities and new experiences. Due to crisis events, the highest capabilities of this person were actualized. That is why humanity is our highest creed. And we put all these ideas in the guidebook,” Olena Lashko emphasized.
The Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine analyzed which areas of veteran business most often applied for microfinancial support during the year.
During the year, 206 entrepreneurs who are veterans or belong to the families of Defenders of Ukraine and run their own businesses received compensation from the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation. The maximum amount is 20,000, and the minimum amount requested is 6,200 hryvnias.
The total amount of payments is 3.9 million hryvnias.
Areas which received funding most often
The program can be used by veterans, their spouses, children, parents, and families of fallen Defenders of Ukraine. The distribution by economic areas looks like this.
Most often, funding is received by businesses in the food sector: cafés, restaurants, and street food stalls. There are 12.14% of such entrepreneurs. In second place is the sphere of retail trade of non-food products, with 11.17%. Entrepreneurs from the food trade are in third place in terms of reimbursements received, 9.71%. Currently, representatives of the educational and tourism sectors are the least likely to apply for financial support. They comprise only 3.4% of the total number of recipients. As for the division by gender, 101 women and 105 men received reimbursements. In total, the compensation program is designed for 500 applicants with a total budget of 10 million and is valid until the end of martial law.
It can be used by officially registered veteran entrepreneurs or their family members. More details are on the website of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation.
A certificate on the circumstances of the injury is necessary to receive state-guaranteed benefits. It confirms that you were injured while defending the Motherland and performing military service duties.
How to get it?
find out from the commander whether an injury report has been submitted to the military headquarters. Check to see if there is an entry in the Battle Log;
if there is no report – make an explanation and report to the commander of the military unit with a request to issue a certificate about the circumstances of the injury. If possible, add an explanation of 2-3 servicemen who were nearby at the time of injury or injury;
submit a report to the formation unit.What is the best way to report?
personally – have copies of all documents, make sure that your own copy has a signature, date and seal of a military unit;
by mail – send letter a with a description of the attachment and a notification of receipt to the legal address of your point of permanent deployment.
If you do not have a military unit address:
contact the military unit (command, control) to which your military unit is subordinate;
find out on the hotline of the Ministry of Defense – 0 800 500 442
If the military unit refuses to issue a certificate;
write a complaint about inaction or delay in issuing the commander’s order. Attach a copy of the report with a mark, a description of the attachment to the letter, a receipt for sending the postal item;
submit a complaint to the headquarters of the operational command to which the military unit is subordinate;
you can also contact the Military Law and Order Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine or the hotline of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (0 800 500 442)
📞 Lawyers of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation will consult you free of charge regarding the issuance of a certificate or other issues.
Businesses of Ukrainian veterans and their family members can receive from 500 thousand to 3 million hryvnias for their own business.
The deadline for receiving applications is July 13, 2023 (until 23:59 Kyiv time) Who can participate in the competition?
✅ veterans
✅ family members of fallen (deceased) defenders of Ukraine
Financial support can be received by:
✅ veterans, family members of deceased (deceased) war veterans and family members of deceased (deceased) defenders of Ukraine who are registered in accordance with the requirements of the law as private entrepreneurs;
✅ legal entities registered no later than two years before receiving financial support, the founders of which are veterans, family members of fallen (deceased) war veterans and family members of fallen (deceased) defenders of Ukraine.
The #Varto program takes place in a competitive format. Participants will defend their business projects before the expert council.
The Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine has been supporting veteran businesses for over a year now. In 2022, 165 veterans and family members of fallen defenders received financial support.
Education and retraining of veterans is another key to their successful reintegration and return to a peaceful life.
This and other things were discussed during the second panel of the forum “Respect. Experience. Perspective”, which took place on Tuesday, June 27 in Kyiv.
Thus, in a study of the needs and requests of veterans and active military personnel conducted by the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine, 24.4% of the interviewed veterans noted that now and in the future they will need support in getting an education. They also called the possibility of retraining as a tool of resocialization important.
“All available resources should be involved so that veterans have opportunities for training and education. It’s about practical things. They need to be given something that will help them earn a living,” says Ruslana Velychko, the First deputy Executive director of the UVF.
In particular, the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation jointly with the Ukrainian Catholic University launched the online course “Returning from the war: mind, body, society”.
According to the head of UCU-online, Roksolyana Voronovska, the course started recently, but 350 people are already taking it.
“We believe in partnerships, because individually we can do less than when we unite. We plan to make the next online course a hybrid one: to combine online learning and communication. We also want to work with the wives of soldiers and veterans – it should be training for wives and widows so that they can develop their entrepreneurial potential, expand their businesses, and look for new ideas,” says Roksolyana Voronovska.
In addition, the UVF together with American University Kyiv has started accepting applications for individual full scholarships for veterans and their families.
“We are grateful to the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation for the opportunity to join and help the future of veterans and their children. This year, we started a scholarship for soldiers of the Armed Forces, veterans, and members of their families, by signing a memorandum of cooperation. Our master’s programs provide real opportunities, and here we are also talking about opportunities for professional skills, and therefore — and the reintegration of veterans into social life,” — Olga Svatova, head of the brand marketing department of American University Kyiv.
Ilya Shpoliansky from the organization “Movement of Veterans of Ukraine” emphasized: it is important to remember that a veteran has the right to study and receive retraining for any profession any number of times.
“It is more profitable for society to give a veteran the opportunity to study four times, than to deal with the consequences later. The training service should be increadibly accessible. A veteran should feel loved while receiving an education. And for this, the entire methodology of our perception of state service for veterans must be demolished and a new one should be built,” he emphasized.
“Veterans are people with a keen sense of justice – and in business it’s difficult. But it is very pleasant that more than 60% of the veterans we surveyed say that they want to start their own business. It is wonderful when people take the initiative into their own hands and want to change something in this country. I am amazed at how they, our veterans, conduct their affairs. Businesses that have been relocated three times work with us – and they have not given up, they continue to work. And sometimes they give 50% of the profit to the army. The strength of these people is amazing,” summed up Ruslana Velychko, the first deputy executive director of the UVF.
The Ukrainian Veterans Foundation creates opportunities for capacity building of veterans after returning from the war. Education, retraining, and new skills are what will contribute to the reintegration of defenders, strengthen the state, and strengthen the economy.
We are already expertly communicating and researching these topics, and we are already creating opportunities for veterans.
The event was also attended by:
🔹 Yulia Laputina — Minister of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine
🔹 Natalia Kalmykova — CEO of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs
🔹 Taras Chmut – director of the ’Come Back Alive’’ Charity Foundation, member of the Supervisory Board of the UVF
🔹 James E. Baker is a former infantry officer of the US Marine Corps, former chief judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, director of the Institute for Security Policy and Law at Syracuse University, professor at Syracuse College of Law and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
🔹 Ruslana Velychko-Trifonyuk – First deputy of the Executive director of the UVF
🔹 Olga Svatova is the head of the brand marketing department at American University Kyiv
🔹 Roksolyana Voronovska – head of UCU-online
🔹 Ilya Shpolyanskyi is a veteran, the Movement of Veterans of Ukraine
🔹 Tetyana Zhukova – VMGO “Social Vector” (Education for women: female veterans, wives of veterans)
🔹 Svyatoslav Nikolaychuk – NGO “Podilskyi Development Agency”
🔹Dmytro Dubrovskyi – co-founder of Uklon, ambassador of the UVF
🔹 Oleksandra Adaynik is the manager of the Social Policy Department of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia.
🔹Andrii Remizov – director of the State University “Office for the Development of Entrepreneurship and Export”, Diia.Business
🔹 Maksym Pylypenko is the communications director of Work.ua
🔹 Victoria Shinkarenko – veteran, NGO “Regional Veteran Union of ATO Participants of Rivne Oblast”
🔹 Tatyana Rozumiy is the wife of a veteran, the owner of a shoe store
The event was moderated by: Vladyslav Grezev, CEO Lobby X, coordinator of TEDxKyiv, Marichka Padalko, news anchor, and Oleksiy Tarasov, editor-in-chief of Radio NV.Ukrainian veterans: Denys Dudnyk, Volodymyr Skosohorenko, Taras Yakobchuk and the veteran’s wife Oksana Makarova told their stories of strength and resilience.
The issue of the defenders’ return to their previous job and its adaptation will arise before the employer in one way or another.
Uklon, Work.ua, Ukrzaliznytsia, Diya.Biznes and Lobby X: under one roof together with the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine discussed challenges related to employment of veterans.
Almost every Ukrainian employer – large, medium and small faced and will face not only the issue of employment of veterans in the future, but also the fact that many employees went to war and some of them will return to their workplace later. Some of the veterans, of course, will go into another field or open their own business. But the question of returning the defender to his previous job and his adaptation will arise before the employer one way or another.
That is why the third panel of the forum “Respect. Experience. Perspective” was devoted to the topic of employment, and the following took part in it: Oleksandra Adaynik – manager of the Department of Social Policy of JSC Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia), Dmytro Dubrovskyi – co-founder of Uklon, ambassador of the UVF, Maksym Pylypenko – director of communications at Work.ua, Andriy Remizov, director of the State University “Office of development of entrepreneurship and export”, Tetyana Rozumiy, wife of a veteran, entrepreneur, Viktoriya Shinkarenko – veteran, NGO “Regional Veteran Union of ATO Participants of Rivne Oblast”.
The panel was moderated by Vladyslav Hryzev, CEO of Lobby X, coordinator of TEDxKyiv. He presented the interim results of the “Needs and obstacles for veterans in employment” survey. This study was conducted by the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation together with Lobby X and Work.ua.
Among the main numbers that employers and society should pay attention to:
33% of surveyed veterans plan to return to their workplace after demobilization.
62% of respondents believe that in order to encourage employers to employ veterans, the state should introduce tax discounts for such employers.
50% of veterans believe that they will lose their previous qualifications and will need training for further employment. The surveyed employers also agree with this.
Work.ua is one of the most popular job search sites. Maksym Pylypenko, director of communications at Work.ua, says that employers are already experiencing a shortage of qualified personnel.
“Veterans and women veterans, how they will run a business, will be a significant percentage of employers in Ukraine. Our company communicates about adaptation and employment of veterans. The plans include activities and cooperation with partners, such as the UVF, and the implementation of joint partnership projects,” said Maksym Pylypenko.
As part of the discussion, Oleksandra Adaynik, manager of the Social Policy Department of JSC Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia), spoke about their company’s plans for veterans: “We will return our railway workers to civilian life in two ways. We will have those who will return and undergo their procedure. The second way: those who will be released from service due to a serious injury. We understand that they will not be able to return to their previous working positions.
The first option is that we consider these people to be returning to the railway. And that’s why we created the Advocacy Center. We are considering a related position for our employee, we are communicating with our colleagues. In particular, our personnel have received training on communication with veterans. In order not to be afraid of the banal, ask and talk to veterans.”
Effective tools are also prepared by a consious business – Uklon. The Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs is a partner of Uklon among veterans and their families.
Dmytro Dubrovskyi, co-founder of Uklon and ambassador of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation, noted: “As a business, it is our duty to do everything to ensure that Ukrainian veterans are protected as much as possible and receive incredible support on the way to reintegration into the new Ukrainian society. I call on all Ukrainian businesses to support, help and fight — together with veterans and for veterans.
In particular, a taxi is one of the first places where a person can make extra money. While, for example, retraining of veterans or training continues. That is why we are considering preferential conditions for veterans, and we need to work here so that there are no abuses.”
Together with our partners Diya.Business and the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, we have created a page where veterans, members of their families and families of the deceased can find important information about financial support for their business: https://business.diia.gov.ua/veteran- business
Andriy Remizov, director of the “Office for Entrepreneurship and Export Development” State University, commented: “In Diia, we have created a new page Diia.Business. It has everything useful for veterans: business history, opportunities, training for veterans, and more. In fact, 150 business ideas are now available for veterans, there are examples of business plans, advice on what documents to collect in order to open a business. We also have free consultations – our specialists help solve the problem online for free. We also specialize in helping with exports, as this is a business scaling story.”
The wife of a veteran and entrepreneur Tetyana Rozumiy is one of those who received financial support from the UVF under the 20,000 program for her own business. While her husband is fighting, she develops a shoe business. And now she has started the scaling process. Tatyana says that the question of hiring veterans for work arose for her.
“With the opening of the first showroom, we will be looking for veteran consultants, because we are a socially responsible business. But am I aware, as an employer, of the potential need for workers with military experience? Yes, I can take the courses. But where to find information and how to train existing employees on how to communicate with a veteran or a veteran’s family member? How to resolve a conflict if it arises?” – asks Tatyana.
The participants of the event came to one important conclusion, that Ukrainian veterans and veterans, as they conduct business, will be a significant percentage of employers in Ukraine.
However, the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation continues to support, help and fight — together with veterans and for veterans.
You can view the full recording of the conversation at the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5ufTfhpgiQ
The event was also attended by:
🔹 Yulia Laputina — Minister of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine
🔹 Natalia Kalmykova — CEO of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs
🔹 Taras Chmut – director of the ’Come Back Alive’’ Charity Foundation, member of the Supervisory Board of the UVF
🔹 James E. Baker is a former infantry officer of the US Marine Corps, former chief judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, director of the Institute for Security Policy and Law at Syracuse University, professor at Syracuse College of Law and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
🔹 Ruslana Velychko-Trifonyuk – First deputy of the Executive director of the UVF
🔹 Olga Svatova is the head of the brand marketing department at American University Kyiv
🔹 Roksolyana Voronovska – head of UCU-online
🔹 Ilya Shpolyanskyi is a veteran, the Movement of Veterans of Ukraine
🔹 Tetyana Zhukova – VMGO “Social Vector” (Education for women: female veterans, wives of veterans)
🔹 Svyatoslav Nikolaychuk – NGO “Podilskyi Development Agency”
🔹Dmytro Dubrovskyi – co-founder of Uklon, ambassador of the UVF
🔹 Oleksandra Adaynik is the manager of the Social Policy Department of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia.
🔹Andrii Remizov – director of the State University “Office for the Development of Entrepreneurship and Export”, Diia.Business
🔹 Maksym Pylypenko is the communications director of Work.ua
🔹 Victoria Shinkarenko – veteran, NGO “Regional Veteran Union of ATO Participants of Rivne Oblast”
🔹 Tatyana Rozumiy is the wife of a veteran, the owner of a shoe store
The event was moderated by: Vladyslav Grezev, CEO Lobby X, coordinator of TEDxKyiv, Marichka Padalko, news anchor, and Oleksiy Tarasov, editor-in-chief of Radio NV.Photo: Hromadsʹkyy prostir
On June 30 at 11:00 a.m. in Kyiv, the Media Center-Ukrinform (8/16 Bohdan Khmelnytskyi St.) will host a presentation of the “Guide for Veterans and Their Family Members” (within the system of providing psychological, medical and psychiatric care in Ukraine).
This guide is a collection of findings and adapted materials from the experience of the crisis support hotline of the Ukrainian Veteran Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine.
It was prepared by expert psychologists who work at the hotline: 0 800 33 20 29, which is implemented by the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs with the support of IREX Ukrainian Rapid Response Fund and the US State Department.
The collection contains a “Road Map” in the system of providing psychological, medical and psychiatric care, as well as recommendations for veterans and their family members.
The following will take part in the event:
🔑 Oleksandr Chamorsov – veteran, psychologist of the UVF Crisis Support Hotline, crisis psychologist, trauma therapist
🔑 Svitlana Kashenets – Deputy Minister of Veteran Affairs of Ukraine
🔑 Nataliya Kalmykova – CEO of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine
🔑 Yulia Mazur is an analyst at the Mental Health Coordination Center under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
🔑 Olena Lashko is a psychologist of the UVF Crisis Support Hotline
Moderator: Vasyl Samokhvalov.
The event is moderated by: a representative of the Media Center-Ukrinform.
