REUTERS
The status of participant in the Anti-Terrorist Operation has been granted to more than three thousand soldiers of the Ukrainian armed forces, the press secretary of the Ministry of Defense Viktoria Kushnir said on Friday.
"The Ministry of Defense continues to work to strengthen the social protection of servicemen and their families," she said.
"As of today, the status of participant of the ATO has been granted to 3,283 servicemen of the Ukrainian armed forces,” Kushnir said.
“Moreover, the Defense Ministry has prepared and submitted to the Interdepartmental Commission of the State Service for veterans of the ATO the documents of 4,574 Ukrainian soldiers.”
The status of ATO partticipant grants soldiers and their families entitlements to a range of state benefits.