Rustem Zagidullin: Caring for veterans and participants of the SMO is a priority of national policy within the framework of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War
The Minister of Justice of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustem Zagidullin visited the Yelabuga District on a working visit. He participated in citizens' meetings in the village of Bolshoy Shurnyak and a meeting with the workforce of the branch of Yelabuga Electric Networks.
Such meetings are traditionally held at the beginning of the year to summarize the results of the past year and discuss plans for the current one. Rustem Zagidullin acquainted those gathered with the socio-political situation in the country, informing them about the achievements of the Republic of Tatarstan over the past year and the social policy of the government of the republic.
«Of course, the main challenge for all of us in modern conditions is the successful completion of the special military operation, - the minister began his speech. - Today, thousands of our fellow countrymen are fighting for the sovereignty of the country and the safety of citizens. Tatarstan makes a serious contribution to ensuring the defense capability and security of the state», - he noted.
Families of participants in the special military operation are provided with federal, regional and municipal support measures, as well as targeted assistance. The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tatarstan provides methodological assistance to local governments in adopting regulatory legal acts on measures to support special operation participants and their families. As of January 1, 2025, 2,560 such municipal acts were adopted. Among them, for example, one-time payments, tax exemptions, provision of hot meals in educational institutions and many other support measures.
Since 2024, the republican branch of the State Fund for Support of Special Operation Participants «Defenders of the Fatherland» and the Committee of Families of Warriors of the Fatherland of the Republic of Tatarstan have been actively working to systematically resolve the issues of veterans of the SMO and their families in the republic.
The State Law Bureau of the Republic of Tatarstan, subordinate to the Ministry of Justice, actively interacts with the «Defenders of the Fatherland» fund within the framework of a cooperation agreement to provide free legal assistance to fighters and their families.
Recalling that 2025 has been declared the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland and the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War in the country and in the republic, Rustem Zagidullin emphasized: «It is extremely important to provide maximum care to veterans of the Great Patriotic War, participants of the SMO and their families, as well as to control the provision of all social support measures».