A network of military memorial cemeteries is to be established in Ukraine

This was reported by the press service of the Verkhovna Rada. Details of the government’s plan to commemorate the defenders until 2030 have also been published by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

On 30 April, the Verkhovna Rada adopted Bill No. 13693 in its entirety, which amends the rules for honouring the memory of Ukraine’s fallen defenders.

The bill was passed by 267 MPs.

The bill provides for the creation of a network of National Military Memorial Cemeteries in the regions of Ukraine and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

This involves establishing a unified system of honourable burials for military personnel who died defending Ukraine’s independence.

The bill also sets out the grounds for establishing such a network and standardises approaches to the burial of fallen defenders.

The Verkhovna Rada emphasised that the law introduces uniform standards for the maintenance of soldiers’ burial sites.

Separately, the right to a free burial is provided for full recipients of the Order “For Courage”.

Parliament explains the need for such changes as the requirement to streamline the system for honouring fallen defenders and to establish clear rules for local authorities.

In fact, this concerns not only new cemeteries, but a unified state approach to memorial sites, their creation, maintenance and proper care.

Earlier, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the decree “On measures to commemorate the defenders of Ukraine for the period up to 2030”.

Through this document, the government approved a plan of measures to commemorate the defenders of Ukraine until 2030.

Coordination of the plan’s implementation has been entrusted to the Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs.

The plan is to be implemented by central and local executive authorities, as well as military administrations.

The Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs explained that the plan provides for the organisation of national and regional commemorative events, the establishment of a system of sustainable patronage and care for memorial sites, the development of standards for the reburial of fallen defenders, and the formulation of unified approaches to military traditions and commemorative rituals.

Separately, the plan provides for exhibitions, museum spaces and other forms of preserving historical memory.

Thus, Bill No. 13693, adopted by the Rada, forms part of a broader state policy on the memory of Ukraine’s fallen defenders.

Its aim is not only to create a network of military memorial cemeteries, but also to introduce uniform rules for honourable burials and the maintenance of memorial sites within communities.

As reported by ThePublic, a petition has been launched in Kyiv to honour the memory of Uncle Sasha, a caretaker who died in a terrorist attack.

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