The year has just begun — and this is exactly the time to take care of yourself, get back into your daily routine, and not put things off "until later."
It's easier to get started when you have support. Apply to participate in the Veteran Sports program and receive 1,500 UAH quarterly for recovery and health care.
This was announced by the Ministry of Veterans Affairs.
Veterans who meet the following criteria are eligible to join the program:
✅have a verified RNOKPP (taxpayer card);
✅are 18 years of age or older;
✅have the status of a person with a disability and/or a person with a war-related disability, entered in the Unified State Register of War Veterans;
✅have opened a special Dія.Karta account with a bank participating in the program.
Applications can be submitted from January 1 to January 20 inclusive:
1️⃣ Open the Diya app.
2️⃣ Go to the "Veteran PRO" section.
3️⃣ Select the "Veteran Sports" service.
4️⃣ Select Diya.Card for
Once your application is approved, the funds will be transferred automatically.
The payment can be used for both intensive training in the gym and activities that improve mental health and relieve stress, such as swimming, hippotherapy, therapeutic gymnastics, and other forms of light or moderate physical activity.
Important! If you used the funds in the fourth quarter of 2025, you do not need to submit an application. The funds will be transferred automatically. If you are participating in the program for the first time, you need to apply for a Dія.Card.
How to apply for a Dія.Card:
1️Update the Dія app and log in.
2️⃣ Open the Services → Dія.Картка section.
3️⃣ Select a bank and sign the agreement.
4️⃣ Choose a sports facility that is convenient and comfortable for you.
The main thing is that it operates officially and under MCC codes 7941 or MCC 7997.
Find out where you can already use UAH 1,500 by following the link https://mva.gov.ua/veteranam/
Be part of the recovery and support of Defenders
We invite sports facilities throughout Ukraine to join the Veteran Sports program.
Each new facility helps make rehabilitation more accessible and closer to home for veterans — in their communities and places where they return first after service and where a new stage of their lives begins.
The project is implemented by the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine in cooperation with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine in accordance with the Veteran Policy Strategy and the National Strategy for Creating a Barrier-Free Environment in Ukraine, developed on the initiative of First Lady Olena Zelenska.