{"id":12116,"date":"2023-11-15T13:32:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T11:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/?p=12116"},"modified":"2023-11-15T13:32:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T11:32:35","slug":"digitization-of-the-procedure-for-obtaining-combat-veteran-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/monitoring\/digitization-of-the-procedure-for-obtaining-combat-veteran-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Digitization of the procedure for obtaining combat veteran status"},"content":{"rendered":"

Draft bill #<\/b>9681<\/b><\/a> of September 4, 2023<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cosponsors: <\/span><\/b>a group of 16 MPs from the European Solidarity faction with Petro Poroshenko as the first signatory<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Status: <\/span><\/b>adopted in the first reading<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Who is affected: <\/span><\/b>members of the Territorial Defense Forces, Armed Forces of Ukraine, National Guard, Security Service, Foreign Intelligence Service, Border Guard Service, Special Transport Service, Administration of State Guard, State Special Communications and Information Protection Service, State Emergency Service, as well as customs officers, police officers, tax officials, volunteers who performed combat tasks, and the Ministry of Defense<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

the bill changes the procedure for obtaining combat veteran status for service members who performed combat tasks during martial law, persons who are undergoing treatment or are on sick leave due to injuries received in combat, and persons who were taken prisoner during the execution of a combat task (excluding those who surrendered voluntarily) or are hostages, as well as interned in neutral countries and missing persons:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n