Overview
- The Cabinet submitted the draft law to the State Duma on November 13, and the text was posted in the Duma’s electronic database.
- The bill would grant veterans of combat operations up to 35 calendar days of unpaid leave per year.
- The proposed entitlement covers those sent to perform tasks in Donetsk and Luhansk, as well as the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions and other parts of Ukraine.
- An explanatory note states the measure aims to increase the social protection of veterans.
- The draft remains under consideration and is not in force, with outcomes dependent on committee review and Duma readings.