The unified support center for participants in a special military operation (SVO) and their families processed 3,500 requests in the first weeks after opening. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced this on his Telegram channel on Monday, March 13.
“The center accepts appeals not only from those mobilized and their relatives, but also from volunteers, contractors, civilian specialists and volunteers who provide assistance in the NVO zone,” the Moscow city news agency quotes the mayor.
According to Sobyanin, the center pays great attention to providing psychological assistance to children and adults, writes RIAMO. People also come for legal advice and city services.
“They are actively interested in passing professional retraining programs, asking for help in finding a job, and much more,” Sobyanin added.
He stressed that the specialists of the center consider each appeal individually. “Many can be completed on the same day. But if more time is needed for a decision, personal coordinators remain in touch with the participants of the NWO and their relatives, ”said Sobyanin.
The center can be contacted by both mobilized Muscovites or their relatives, and volunteers, volunteers who provide assistance in the area of the SVO, NSN reports.
The center is open daily at 8 Beregovoy Proezd, building 2. You can also contact the hotline: +7 (495) 870-55-45.
On February 27, Sergei Sobyanin and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova opened the Unified Support Center for participants in the special operation and their families, writes Moscow 24.
Earlier, on February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking with a message to the Federal Message, proposed the creation of a special state fund to help the families of participants in the special operation to protect Donbass and the victims.
Its tasks include providing targeted assistance, providing social, medical, psychological support, resolving issues of sanatorium treatment and rehabilitation. Also, the fund will have to help in education, sports, employment, entrepreneurship, advanced training, and obtaining a new profession.
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass. The decision was made against the background of the aggravation of the situation in the region as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian military.
