--- title: "Vitaliy Kim names five priorities of Ukraine's veteran policy for 2026–2027" description: "Minister for Veterans' Affairs Vitaliy Kim presented five priorities for veteran policy in 2026–2027, including rehabilitation, employment, and partnership with the business sector. At the same time, Zelensky instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to redirect resources toward supporting defenders." date: 2026-08-22T17:44:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/kim-five-priorities-veteran-policy-2026-2027 tags: [ukraine, veterans-policy, vitaly-kim, rehabilitation, employment, zelensky, government-reform] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Vitaliy Kim names five priorities of Ukraine's veteran policy for 2026–2027 ![Vitaliy Kim speaks at a podium presenting the priorities of Ukraine's veterans' policy for 2026–2027](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/22/kim-pyat-prioritetov-veteranskoy-politiki-2026-2027/kim-pyat-prioritetov-veteranskoy-politiki-2026-2027-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Minister Vitaliy Kim defined five priorities for veteran policy in 2026–2027, adopting a project-based approach with measurable KPIs - An internal audit of projects and spending efficiency has been launched at the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs; inefficient processes will be discontinued - President Zelensky instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to develop amendments to redirect state and local resources toward supporting veterans Vitaliy Kim, Ukraine's Minister for Veterans' Affairs, presented the strategic framework for the ministry's work over the next two-year period — 2026 and 2027. In his own words, the key principle is that "the state must be organized around the veteran, rather than the veteran spending energy to gather the state around himself in order to obtain the necessary support." The minister announced this in his Telegram channel, as noted by the RBC-Ukraine editorial team. ### Five priority areas and a project-based approach Under the new strategy, the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs has identified five priorities for its veteran policy work. Among them, according to the publication "Dilo," are rehabilitation, employment, and cooperation with the business sector. Kim emphasized that key projects will be implemented under each of the five areas, with clear implementation requirements and measurable performance indicators. This approach, as the minister intends, is meant to move away from abstract declarations toward concrete, verifiable results. ### Ministry audit: strengthen results, stop imitation In parallel with the launch of new projects, an internal audit is already underway within the ministry: projects, processes, and the efficiency of budget spending are being reviewed. Kim stated the selection criterion plainly: "What delivers results, we will strengthen. What exists only for the sake of process — we will change or stop." In doing so, the minister signals his intention to carry out a structural cleanup in the ministry's work, eliminating bureaucratic elements that bring no real benefit to veterans. ### Report in one year: real results instead of a count of events Kim stated that in a year his reporting will be based not on the number of events held or programs launched, but on answers about visible results. "Yes, I see real results, not imitation," the minister emphasized. He added that the generation that defended Ukraine deserves a state that works for it every day, and expressed hope that this very generation will become the one that changes the country for the better. ### Context: Zelensky announced redirecting resources to support defenders Kim's remarks coincided with a series of steps at the level of the head of state. On the same day, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a new program to support veterans and said he had instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to develop amendments that would redirect state and local resources toward effective assistance to defenders. Taken together, these statements point to an attempt to build a coordinated vertical: from a presidential directive through government regulatory acts to the project-based work of the relevant ministry. ### What this means for veterans For the veterans themselves and their families, the key shift is the move from a "veteran seeks help" model to a "the state finds and provides" model. A five-year horizon has not been declared — the emphasis is on a two-year cycle with interim reporting, which theoretically allows the course to be adjusted. However, real effectiveness will depend on how successfully the audit identifies and eliminates inefficient processes and on how fully the business sector engages in employment and rehabilitation programs. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Kim presents five areas of work on veteran policy](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/kim-predstaviv-p-yat-napryamkiv-roboti-shchodo-1787419739.html) - Подтверждает заявление Кима о пяти приоритетах, принципе «государство вокруг ветерана», аудите и отчётности через год. - [Rehabilitation, employment, and cooperation with business: Ministry of Veterans' Affairs names priorities for ...](https://delo.ua/ru/news/reabilitaciya-trudoustroistvo-i-sotrudnicestvo-s-biznesom-minveteranov-nazvalo-prioritety-na-dva-goda-471200/) - Подтверждает два-три из пяти приоритетов (реабилитация, трудоустройство, бизнес-партнёрство) и двухлетний горизонт 2026–2027. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What exactly are the five priorities of veteran policy that Vitaliy Kim named? **A:** In the minister's public statements and in the media, rehabilitation, employment, and cooperation with the business sector are named directly. The full list of all five priorities is not fully disclosed in available sources — the remaining two areas are likely to be detailed in subsequent publications by the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs. ### Q: What does the principle of "the state organized around the veteran" mean? **A:** Kim explains this as a paradigm shift: instead of the veteran himself having to seek out and "gather" state services, it is the state that must build a system in which help, rehabilitation, and support reach the veteran automatically and without unnecessary bureaucratic barriers. ### Q: What steps has President Zelensky taken regarding veteran policy? **A:** Zelensky announced a new program to support veterans and instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to develop amendments that would redirect state and local resources toward effective assistance to defenders. ### Q: When does Kim plan to report on the results? **A:** The minister stated that in a year he will deliver a report in which he will assess not the number of events, but the real results in each of the five priority areas.