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Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers abolishes tax on charitable donations to Ukrainian veterans
The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has abolished the income tax placed on charitable assistance to Ukrainian veterans and their families. They also expanded the list of goods and services which may be considered as charitable aid.
This is now stated in government decree No. 112.
“The Cabinet has abolished the personal income tax levied on charitable aid. They have also lifted restrictions on the monetary amount of charitable assistance to veterans and their families,” the decree states. …
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Canadian Doctors to Give Free Reconstructive Surgery to Ukrainian Veterans in Kiev
In Kiev, on February 19 – 28, 2016, Canadian doctors will provide free reconstructive surgery to wounded Ukrainian soldiers and Maidan activists.
As a correspondent of UKRINFORM reported, this initiative was organized by the Canadian-Ukrainian Fund in cooperation with the government of Canada. "All operations will be free. It is expected that there will be about 30-40 patients," the Fund informed.
To carry out this mission, the government of Canada has invested 1.2 million Canadian dollars. …
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Russians who fought in Donbass want veteran status
The "Donbass Volunteers Union" hopes that during the next session of the Russian State Duma their members will be granted the status of combat veterans, reports TASS.
"We are applying all efforts to assign the Donbass conflict parties a status of war veterans. We prepared an appeal to MPs and hope that the Duma will respond to this during the new session,” the Head of the Union, Andrey Pinchuk, said. He went on to stress that “volunteers” need to be provided with medical assistance.
The …