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The Kyiv Regional Council 20 August amended the support program for Defenders of Ukraine and their families, as well as the families of Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred. 484,25 million hryvnias from the regional budget were allocated for its implementation in 2026–2027. Planned measures include cash payments, reimbursement for medical treatment and dental care, mortgage assistance, extracurricular education for children of the fallen, and providing electric scooters to veterans with mobility impairments.
KV learned about this from Kyiv Regional Council decision No.1794-38-VIII dated 20 August 2026.
“Make amendments to the Kyiv regional targeted program to support Defenders of Ukraine and their families, as well as the families of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred for 2026–2027 by issuing it in a new edition,” the decision states.
In 2026 the program is planned to spend 221,07 million UAH, and in 2027 — 263,18 million UAH. All funds are to come from the regional budget.
One of the program’s directions remains targeted cash payments. A one-time assistance payment will be granted to Defenders of Ukraine with Group I and II disabilities resulting from the war. 25,90 million UAH were allocated for this in 2026, and 35,23 million UAH in 2027. Assistance will also be available to Defenders with Group II disabilities if they are related to mine-explosion, gunshot, or shrapnel wounds.
Separate annual payments will be provided to families of fallen servicemembers — participants of the ATO/JFO, as well as families of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred. 20,17 million UAH were allocated for cash assistance in 2026 and 21,1 million UAH in 2027.
The program also provides monthly targeted support for children of fallen servicemembers. They are to receive a monthly targeted allowance and partial reimbursement of extracurricular education costs, namely for clubs, sports sections, arts and technical schools. 20,92 million UAH were allocated for this in 2026 and 24,7 million UAH in 2027.
A significant portion of the program is devoted to medical assistance. Servicemembers and family members of the fallen will have expenses reimbursed for purchasing medicines and medical supplies that are not included in the National List of Essential Medicines. 14,5 million UAH were allocated for this in 2026 and 18,18 million UAH in 2027.
Nearly 39,72 million UAH are planned to be spent on dental services and prosthetics. Of that, 19,9 million UAH are allocated for 2026 and 19,81 million UAH for 2027. In addition, 7,47 million UAH in 2026 will be used to purchase materials needed by the Kyiv Regional Clinical Hospital to treat maxillofacial injuries.
Veterans with Group II–III disabilities and their family members will also receive partial reimbursement for sanatorium-resort and recreation services. Nearly 39,3 million UAH were allocated for this.
The program separately provides housing support. Active servicemembers, veterans, and their family members will receive partial compensation of mortgage interest rates on housing loans in Kyiv region. In total, 6 million UAH were allocated for this.
Another 23,3 million UAH will be directed to provide three-wheeled electric scooters to veterans with significant mobility impairments. This continues the corresponding direction of the regional program “Care,” under which Kyiv region has already begun transferring such vehicles to veterans. In 2026–2027 the plan is to provide electric scooters to an additional 542 veterans: 136 in 2026 and 406 in 2027. The veteran chooses the model and the seller independently, and payment is planned to be made cashless from the regional budget.
It is noted that, as KV previously reported, on 27 August five deputies of the Kyiv Regional Council were notified of suspicions of fraud involving funds within the budget program “Care.” Prosecutor General Kravchenko reported that a scheme was established in which fictitious medical documents were issued in relatives’ names. On that basis, deputies applied for material assistance payments. At the same time there was no real need for treatment or social support. Money received from the budget was spent on aesthetic medical services, purchasing expensive cars, and other personal needs.
The program also continued implementation of the “Brother’s Shoulder” project, under which veterans are employed in communal institutions and enterprises of Kyiv region communities. They perform small household and maintenance tasks for families of the fallen, missing, or captured Defenders, as well as for veterans with disabilities. Overall, 15 veterans are planned to be employed in five communities.
Recall that the pilot project is already being implemented in Bila Tserkva, Brovary, Boryspil, Bucha, and Irpin. In particular, in the Bila Tserkva community, veterans are planned to be employed at communal enterprises where they will provide assistance on requests from the Veteran Space.
A separate section of the program concerns honoring the memory of fallen servicemembers and police officers who died as a result of Russian aggression. 2,06 million UAH were allocated for this in 2026 and 2,26 million UAH in 2027.
In a comment to KV, acting head of the Kyiv OVA Yaroslav Dobrianskyi said that among all the measures provided by the program, priority and first implementation will focus on targeted financial support, medical assistance, and rehabilitation.
“I would speak first of those measures where a person’s need cannot wait. These are targeted payments to veterans and family members of the fallen, medical assistance and reimbursement of part of treatment costs, dental services and prosthetics, rehabilitation measures, and ensuring mobility for veterans with severe injuries.
A separate direction is the development of veteran spaces and expanding access to services directly in the communities. The program itself explicitly states that support should cover medical and psychological assistance, rehabilitation and prosthetics, mobility provision, support for children of the fallen, employment, entrepreneurship, and housing needs.
And I would specifically set the task of launching “Brother’s Shoulder” as quickly as possible. Because veteran policy should not be limited solely to a system of benefits. After service, a person needs the opportunity to return to active life, have a job, their own income, and feel that their experience and work are needed by the community,” Dobrianskyi said.
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