On providing certain categories of persons with food packages to holidays and memorable dates

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In order to inform citizens, it should be stated that in accordance with the Decree of the Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic of 10.02.2022 No. 17 “On providing certain categories of persons with food packages to holidays and memorable dates”, a mechanism has been defined for providing certain categories of persons registered and living in the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic with food packages to holidays and memorable dates:

– February 23 – Defender of the Fatherland Day;

– May 9 – Victory Day;

– September 8 – Liberation Day of Donbass.

The following categories of persons are annually provided with food packages to the above holidays and memorable dates:

– Defender of the Fatherland Day (February 23) – participants in the hostilities and invalids of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, as well as the war with Japan in 1945, who were directly involved in hostilities; participants and invalids of hostilities in Afghanistan, families of dead combatants in Afghanistan;

– Victory Day (May 9) – combatants and disabled veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, as well as the war with Japan in 1945, who were directly involved in hostilities;

– Liberation Day of Donbass (September 8) – participants in the hostilities and invalids of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, as well as the war with Japan in 1945, who were directly involved in hostilities.

In addition, we inform you that the lists of recipients are formed by the appropriate administrations of districts, cities, districts in the cities of the Donetsk People’s Republic (hereinafter the administration).

Persons entitled to receive food packages are included by the administration in the lists of recipients at the place of registration of such persons.

In the event that a person entitled to receive a food package independently applies to the administration with an application to receive a food package at the place of actual residence, such a person is included in the list of recipients on the condition of the submission of written information containing information about his/her exclusion from the list of recipients or absence in the lists of recipients at the place of registration issued by the appropriate administration.