The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has signed the law “On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding the Provision of Status and Social Guarantees to Individuals Among the Participants of the Anti-Terrorist Operation”, which granting the status of a participant in combat operations to members of voluntary units.
This was reported in the Ministry for Veterans Affairs, Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons.
The law provides an opportunity for members of voluntary units, who participated in the operations to defend Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty during the anti-terrorist operation and were not part of any law enforcement agency, to obtain official combatant status. This means that those social guarantees are provided for by the law of Ukraine on veterans and their families.
The decision on granting combatant status will be made by an interdepartmental commission.
The law provides for the granting of combatant status to those who participated in ATO for at least 30 calendar days (including the number of days spent in ATO).
As The Journalist reported, Militants attack Ukrainian positions seven times in Donbas on Dec 23.
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