The deadline for submitting applications to join the Council of Veterans of the War for Ukraine’s Independence under the Ministry of Veterans Affairs has been extended to March 25, 2026
To ensure the development and implementation of state policy in the field of supporting and advancing the interests of war veterans, persons with special merits to the Motherland, victims of the Revolution of Dignity, family members of such persons, and family members of deceased war veterans, as well as family members of deceased (deceased) Defenders of Ukraine, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine is establishing the Council of Veterans of the War for Ukraine’s Independence (Order of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine No. 90 dated January 29, 2026).
This is an advisory body that will operate under the Ministry and serve as a permanent forum for dialogue with the veteran community.
The Council will consist of one representative from each region, elected at regional assemblies of veterans’ public associations.
The following individuals may participate in regional assemblies to elect candidates to the Council:
candidates for the Council who have submitted the required documents and have been admitted to participate in the meeting;
participants in regional assemblies who have expressed a desire to vote for candidates to the Council and have submitted the required documents.
The documents listed below should be submitted to the following email address: [email protected]
Contact person: Viktoria Moiseeva, tel. +38 (095) 555 31 15
Documents will be accepted through March 25, 2026.
The election of candidates to the Council will take place at regional meetings to be held on March 31, 2026, in an in-person format; the location and time will be communicated to candidates and participants of the regional meetings by telephone using the contact numbers they have provided.
Information for candidates
A candidate for membership on the Council may be a member of a public association of war veterans registered in the Donetsk region or holding the status of a nationwide public association with a branch in the Donetsk region, or a delegated representative of such a public association who is a combatant or a person with a war-related disability who defended the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine and who directly participated in the anti-terrorist operation, in ensuring its conduct, or in carrying out measures to ensure national security and defense, repel and deter armed aggression by the Russian Federation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and ensure their implementation, in measures necessary to ensure the defense of Ukraine, protect the safety of the population, and safeguard the interests of the state in connection with the military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, whose place of residence (stay) is registered/declared within the Donetsk region.
A public association of war veterans may delegate only one member (delegated representative) as a candidate to the Council;
Candidates for the Council may be representatives of public associations of war veterans that have been active for at least six months.
To register for participation in the regional assembly, a candidate for the Council shall submit:
- a statement in free form, including contact information (mailing address, phone number, email address (if available));
- a resolution from a public association of war veterans authorizing the delegation of one of its members (a delegated representative) to participate in the regional assembly for the purpose of election to the Council;
- a biographical note indicating the surname, first name, patronymic (if applicable), date and place of birth, citizenship, place of employment, educational background, academic degrees, and professional and public activities;
- a copy of the electronic veteran ID card or veteran ID card, or an extract from the Unified State Register of War Veterans, confirming the status of combatant or person with a war-related disability;
- an extract from the local community register confirming the candidate’s place of residence (stay) for membership on the Council;
- a letter of support for the candidate signed by at least 30 combatants or persons with war-related disabilities who defended the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine and took direct part in the anti-terrorist operation, ensuring its conduct or in carrying out measures to ensure national security and defense, repelling and deterring armed aggression by the Russian Federation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and ensuring their participation in measures necessary to ensure Ukraine’s defense, protect the safety of the population, and safeguard the interests of the state in connection with the Russian Federation’s military aggression against Ukraine, with the mandatory submission of copies of documents confirming the relevant status, proof of residence in the Donetsk region, and a hand-signed written consent to the collection and processing of personal data in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On the Protection of Personal Data”;
- a full extract from the information and analytical system “Record of Information on Criminal Prosecution and Criminal Convictions”;
- the candidate’s letter of motivation for membership in the Council;
- consent to the collection and processing of personal data in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On the Protection of Personal Data,” signed by the candidate in their own hand.
A candidate for the Council shall not be admitted to participate in the regional assembly if:
- the candidate has been convicted of a criminal offense and the conviction has not been expunged or expired in accordance with the procedure established by law;
- if the candidate’s place of residence (stay) is outside the administrative boundaries of Donetsk Oblast;
- an incomplete set of documents has been submitted.
Information for participants.
To register for participation in the regional assembly, a participant in the regional assembly must submit:
- a statement, in any form, regarding participation in the vote for a candidate to the Council (including a contact phone number);
- a copy of an electronic veteran ID, or a veteran ID, or an extract from the Unified State Register of War Veterans confirming the status of a combatant or a person with a war-related disability;
- an extract from the territorial community register confirming the participant’s place of residence (stay);
- a hand-signed consent to the collection and processing of personal data in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On the Protection of Personal Data.”