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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
April 3, 2025
Tatyana Golikova took part in a round table dedicated to the two-year anniversary of the “Defenders of the Fatherland” foundation. On the left is the Minister of Labor and Social Protection Anton Kotyakov. Photo by the press service of the National Center “Russia”.
A round table dedicated to the second anniversary of the state fund “Defenders of the Fatherland” was held in the National Center “Russia”. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Labor and Social Protection Anton Kotyakov, State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Defense, Chairperson of the state fund “Defenders of the Fatherland” Anna Tsivileva, Head of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency Veronika Skvortsova, veterans of the special military operation took part in the round table.
“It is symbolic that in the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland, declared by the President of our country Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, we are summing up the work of the “Defenders of the Fatherland” foundation for two years. The main thing is that as a new structure the foundation has been established. This became possible thanks to the efforts of caring people who give themselves to this work, dedicating their professional lives to it. Our main task is to ensure that, returning from a special military operation, our guys are maximally integrated into society, and families do not feel lonely when the defenders are fighting on the front lines. Work in this direction is an absolute priority for us. It is important for us to hear the guys themselves, so that they share their vision – how the work to support them should be structured and implemented,” emphasized Tatyana Golikova.
Over the past two years, the fund has received 28 billion rubles from the federal budget to develop a support system for SVO participants. In 2025, funding is provided in the amount of more than 25 billion rubles, in 2026-2027 it will amount to more than 28 billion rubles.
According to Tatyana Golikova, the foundation was helped to establish close cooperation primarily with the participants of the SVO, with government bodies, the Government of Russia, the regions of the country, and the expert community.
In order to strengthen the coordination of the activities of federal and regional executive bodies, the Fatherland Defenders Foundation, and other organizations, a State Council commission was created on issues of supporting combat veterans – participants in the SVO and their family members.
The support system is being fine-tuned, primarily based on feedback from participants in the special military operation and their relatives. For these purposes, work is being carried out within the framework of an open dialogue on the platform of the Russian Government with the participation of all regions and federal authorities and the expert community.
Based on proposals from SVO participants, the state guarantees program for free medical care for citizens includes an out-of-turn procedure for providing medical care to combat veterans and providing a separate health worker to coordinate it, an out-of-turn procedure for undergoing preventive examinations and medical check-ups, providing specialized and high-tech care, and, if necessary, a mobile team visiting a combat veteran. In addition, rehabilitation opportunities have been expanded – starting this year, 17 thousand SVO participants will be able to undergo medical rehabilitation and spa treatment in 12 Social Fund centers. Currently, 3,528 SVO participants and their family members are undergoing treatment, 2,640 people have completed it. Compensation for travel expenses to and from the place of treatment is provided.
Work is underway to improve the level of employment of SVO participants.
Within the framework of the new national project “Personnel”, measures are being implemented to organize vocational training and additional vocational education for SVO participants and their family members. Subsidies are also being provided for the re-equipment of workplaces, their adaptation for SVO participants who have become disabled. It is planned that by 2030, 33 thousand such workplaces will be equipped.
“On the instructions of the head of state, large-scale work is underway to create a network of specialized centers for complex prosthetics and rehabilitation and ensure their maximum accessibility. The centers will be created primarily based on the needs of the SVO participants, as outlined by the Ministry of Defense. The competencies the guys acquired on the front lines should be used further, not lost, their integration into everyday life is very important for all of us,” noted Tatyana Golikova.
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