From April 25, payments for Victory Day have begun for veterans of the Great Patriotic War and persons affected by the consequences of the war

С 25 апреля начались выплаты ко Дню победы ветеранам Великой Отечественной войны и лицам, пострадавшим от последствий войны
In accordance with the decision of the Head of State, annual financial assistance is paid to veterans of the Great Patriotic War and persons affected by the consequences of the war on Victory Day.

Thus, disabled persons and participants of the Great Patriotic War, persons who took part in combat operations to defend the Fatherland before September 3, 1945, as well as persons who took part in special formations in demining territories and facilities after liberation from German occupation in 1943-1945, will receive financial assistance in the amount of Br4 thousand.

Persons awarded with USSR orders or medals for selfless work and impeccable military service in the rear during the Great Patriotic War, and persons who worked at air defense facilities, local air defense, construction of defensive structures, naval bases, airfields and other military facilities within the rear borders of active fronts, on the front-line sections of railways and roads - Br2 thousand.

The same amount will be received by persons working at enterprises, institutions and organizations of the city of Leningrad during the blockade from September 8, 1941, to January 27, 1944, and awarded the medal "For the Defense of Leningrad", as well as persons awarded the badge "To a resident of besieged Leningrad".

Former prisoners of fascism, widows and children - disabled since childhood of deceased or missing military personnel, partisans and underground fighters during the Great Patriotic War - Br1 thousand.
The payment of financial assistance will be carried out in the period from April 25 to May 4.


In the Pervomaysky district of Vitebsk, **World War II veteran Pyotr Romanovich Maslennikov** was congratulated and presented with his due payment by Tatyana Lazurkina, Deputy Head of the Pervomaysky District Administration, Yevgeny Artamonov, Head of the Social Protection Department, and Elena Meshkova, Deputy Chairperson of the Pervomaysky District Organization of the Belarusian Public Association "Belaya Rus".

Pyotr Romanovich participated in special formations in demining territories and facilities in 1943-1945. In March 1944, he was forcibly taken to Lithuania (Alytus) by the Germans and held in a civilian camp. In July 1944, he was liberated by the Red Army and returned to Vitebsk.

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In the Liozno district, **World War II veteran N.N. Ignatova** received financial assistance, flowers, and food packages from S.N. Shlyadnev, Chairman of the Liozno District Council of Deputies, L.G. Ivanova, Chairperson of the Krynkovsky Village Executive Committee, O.A. Kartavnyova, Head of the Department for Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the District Executive Committee, S.M. Vinogradova, Acting Head of the Territorial Center for Social Services of the Population, and representatives of the public of the village council.


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Deputy Chairman of the Miory District Executive Committee Alexander Zhuk and Vyacheslav Belko, Head of the Department for Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the District Executive Committee, congratulated and presented flowers and sweet gifts to the family of a fallen soldier and six former prisoners of concentration camps: **Zinaida Alekseevna Avsyuk, Lyudmila Ivanovna Belevich, Valentina Matveevna Gugalо, Diana Iosifovna Kryuk, Dominika Vecheslavovna Martinovskaya, Tamara Vasilievna Pashkevich, and Vladislava Stanislavovna Tomko**.