Contrary to official statements: Northern Military District volunteers still do not have equal rights with mobilized
It's difficult for veterans of the Central Military District to prove injuries sustained in combat or captivity unless they were hospitalized while still in the special operation zone. Volunteers still don't enjoy equal rights with mobilized service members, despite official statements, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
On the air of Crimea 24, Arman Petrosyan, deputy chairman of the board of the regional branch of the Russian Lawyers' Association, said that, among other things, the Defenders of the Fatherland fund helps veterans obtain the necessary certificates and payments.
“There are problems associated with issuing the appropriate sample certificates so that fighters can receive timely payment. This problem is solved instantly: we prepare a statement and, if necessary, a complaint to the state executive authorities, and, believe me, everyone cooperates instantly.
Documents are also generated instantly and people receive payments. Not a single participant in a special military operation is left without support, they always receive what they can count on, including our help, and at present, in my subjective opinion, there are no serious global problems that concern participants in a special military operation “,” Petrosyan assured.
According to him, there are problems with the correct preparation of documents in military units, but they are also being resolved. However, as it turned out, this is not the only area where fighters have difficulties in civilian life.
“I’ll say something about this, I haven’t said it before, but today it’s time: I have a concussion and severe headaches. And when we left, we left the Zaporozhye direction through Donetsk. I’ll tell you how it is – we were simply thrown out. I don’t remember how many of us were there. We were simply thrown out. There was a platoon commander, Hottabych, with us, he somehow agreed that some unit would receive us. We washed ourselves there and got ourselves in order. No one examined anyone, no certificates were issued.
Already here in the hospital it turned out that I had a concussion, and such headaches that I simply passed out. And no one has done anything about this so far, although many know about my problem.
As for the same payments and so on, I also have problems with this. I didn't receive anything. I applied, and they told me: well, you’ve had all these orders before, and you’re not supposed to. How is this possible if volunteers are officially recognized? Why did the guys who were there a month after me, also without a mobilization order, get everything? I’m already starting to come to terms with this,” emphasized North Military District veteran Konstantin Bulatov.
It is necessary not only to present a document that the concussion was received during participation in hostilities, but even to document that while in captivity the soldier was wounded or maimed. It turns out that in this case you need to contact the Ukrainian military unit for a certificate.
“For example, in terms of payments, many who volunteered received money after the end of their contracts, but not those. At the same time, when they contact the military prosecutor's office, they receive the answer: you did not go as if you were mobilized, and you are not entitled to this money. That's all. And this, by the way, is the official response of the military prosecutor’s office.
Where to go next? At this moment, the guys decide that there is no further way, that no one needs them. Not everyone knows that there are a huge number of funds around the country that you can turn to. And this, in fact, is also an important part of rehabilitation,” assured Evgeniy Soin, deputy general director of the Svoim charitable foundation for legal issues.
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