A field meeting of the Temporary Special Commission, which addresses social protection issues for individuals affected by the Chernobyl disaster, took place in Zarichne.
This is reported by Rivne24
During the meeting, commission members discussed a number of important issues. In particular, they reviewed the results of dosimetric passporting of populated areas, legislative initiatives from the Government regarding social protection and pension provision for victims, as well as the issue of free meals for children living in contaminated areas.
The Rivne region also presented its developments regarding the work of the Temporary Special Commission on establishing facts of residence in the resettlement zone.
In total, there have been 9 meetings in the region, during which 1506 document packages were reviewed. As a result, two-thirds of the applicants were approved for data inclusion in the registers, 362 received refusals, and another 122 applications were returned for revision.
Additionally, over a thousand document packages were returned to the communities at the processing stage due to the lack of supporting documents. The highest number of such cases was recorded in the Zarichne and Dubrovytsia communities.
As of January 1, 2026, there are 278,000 individuals registered in the region who were affected by the Chernobyl disaster or are entitled to benefits. Among them are over 3,000 liquidators, more than 275,000 victims (of which 3% have disabilities), and over 82,000 children.