Committee of families of soldiers of the Fatherland held a district forum in Astrakhan

Astrakhan hosts a district forum of the Committee – a significant event for the Southern Federal District and new regions. It involves activists, representatives of the authorities and clergy, military personnel and members of their families. The purpose of the meeting is to exchange experience, discuss and develop new measures to support the defenders of the Motherland and strengthen horizontal ties between those who contribute to the common cause every day. Holding the forum in the Astrakhan region is a special honor for the region.

In many regions of the Russian Federation, unique regional projects are being implemented: support is provided to the wives and mothers of military personnel, veteran mentoring is being developed for adolescents who have lost their fathers, medical chats with the participation of health professionals are being created, mobile expositions are being formed to preserve historical memory.

Of particular value to the Committee’s proposals is the fact that its representatives are familiar with the problems of military families not from reports, but from the inside – this allows to formulate the most targeted and practical solutions.

The Astrakhan region systematically supports the participants of the SVO and their loved ones: more than 90 support measures are in place for them, humanitarian supplies are regularly sent, more than 150 patients have already undergone rehabilitation in the Surdology Center for military personnel with barotraumas (such a center appeared in Russia for the first time).

At a working meeting with the head of the Committee, Yulia Belekhova, prospects for interaction with the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation, as well as issues of disability registration and payments were discussed.

The work of Yulia Belekhova and activists of regional branches, their sensitive attitude to people and their contribution to the common cause deserve the most sincere gratitude.