A meeting on veterans' policy was held under the chairmanship of Iryna Vereshchuk, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine. The meeting brought together representatives of the Ministry for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories, the Ministry of Social Policy, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Finance, the Presidential Office, the State Migration Service, the State Border Guard Service, the Armed Forces, the Mental Health Coordination Center under the Cabinet of Ministers, the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Social Policy and Veterans' Rights, regional military administrations, and others.

The meeting focused on the issue of providing comprehensive assistance to military and civilians released from captivity. They should be provided with medical rehabilitation immediately upon their return, and psychological support after reintegration.

The participants of the meeting emphasized the need to improve the system of guaranteed individual medical support from the state. A clear algorithm of the examination and rehabilitation process is needed.

According to Iryna Vereshchuk, it is necessary to improve this system by amending a number of resolutions on providing assistance to those released from captivity.

They also considered the issue of informing those released from captivity about the possibility of receiving one-time vouchers. This way, they will have a better chance of finding a job in their chosen specialty.

They also discussed the gaps in the legislation on obtaining a certificate of injury, which is necessary for servicemen to realize their rights to social security. "A clear procedure for issuing such a document should be developed," Iryna Vereshchuk emphasized.

The Deputy Prime Minister also reported on the development of a unified protocol for providing psychological assistance to servicemen released from captivity. A group of experts has already been set up to develop a step-by-step protocol for psychological rehabilitation.

At the same time, a separate route will be developed to create such a protocol for wounded soldiers.

"We need to develop a unified approach to the rehabilitation of people released from russian captivity," summarized Iryna Vereshchuk.