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In Rivne region, veterans and people with disabilities can freely learn to drive, including with hand controls. The training is conducted at the Rivne Center for Vocational and Technical Education of the State Employment Service.
This was announced by Marina Korolova, head of the Veterans Affairs Department of the Rivne Regional Military Administration.
How the driving school for veterans works
The project is being implemented by the Rivne regional military administration in collaboration with the Association of Veterans and Entrepreneurs of Ukraine, with the support of AZSTAR Business Management Company.
The training classrooms and driving school vehicles are adapted to the needs of people with disabilities. Training for category B drivers lasts 2,5 months, and recruitment for groups occurs continually. In each group, 45 veterans study.
For the project, with the support of an American company, four cargo electric vehicles were provided. All of them have the necessary certification and are equipped with hand controls. On these vehicles, veterans learn to drive transport in category C1 – medium-duty trucks.
What AZSTAR does in Ukraine
AZSTAR Business Management Company is an American company that is an official federal contractor to the Pentagon. In Ukraine, it engages in supplying fuels and lubricants, leasing commercial transport, and engineering in the oil and gas sector.
In collaboration with the Association of Veterans and Entrepreneurs of Ukraine, the company also implements the VmiloDilo project. It aims to reintegrate veterans into civilian life through entrepreneurship and employment in the logistics sector.
Driver training on adapted vehicles for veteran men and women with disabilities is being carried out within the framework of the Veteran Policy Strategy through 2030 and the National Disability Strategy, created at the initiative of First Lady Olena Zelenska.
Rivne region plans to create a veteran taxi service
As part of the veteran policy, Rivne OVA plans to launch a veteran taxi in the city. The idea is that passenger cars will be driven by veterans, and the transport will be adapted to carry people with disabilities. The project is planned to be realized with the support of the Ukrainian Veteran Fund.
Earlier media reported that AZSTAR Business Management Company would also support the “Veteran Taxi” project, implemented by Kyiv Military Hub in collaboration with the Association of Veterans and Entrepreneurs of Ukraine.
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