Support for veterans is one of the key tasks not only for the authorities, but for every Ukrainian.

With these words on May 5, the leader of the Opposition bloc Yuri Boyko addressed veterans during the meeting on the eve of Victory Day, the press service of Oppobloka.

"Today veterans feel forgotten power. They are offended by attempts to rewrite history, cross out all the good things that were in the life of our fathers and grandfathers. The authorities are trying to erase not only bright and successful pages of history, but also the very memory of the people whom we owe our lives, "the politician said..

Boyko assured the front-line soldiers that the Opposition bloc would not allow the authorities to reconsider social programs to support veterans and other socially unprotected strata of the population.

"There are attempts to revise the laws that guarantee the support of veterans, but we will not allow this. Opposition block will not allow to withdraw from them privileges. Veterans should live in fair conditions, "Boyko said..

"These people endured the terrible burdens of war, restored our country. They do not have much left, only 61 thousand veterans across the country. We must support each of them, "the leader of the political force.

"Today veterans from all over the country gathered in Kiev to lay flowers to the Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This became possible thanks to the support of the public movement "Women for Peace" and a people's deputy from the Opposition Bloc of Natalia Royal. Veterans also attended a gala concert on the eve of the Great Victory Day, "the press service said..

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