In Ukraine, the number of “Chernobyl” people has increased sharply: the Ministry of Social Policy told about a criminal scheme

Since the start of the full-scale war, 125,000 Ukrainians have “settled” in the Chernobyl zone, whose maintenance costs the state 15 billion UAH per year.

After the start of a full-scale war in Ukraine, a criminal scheme for obtaining illegal social benefits from the state appeared. We are talking about refugees who are allegedly settling in the Chernobyl exclusion zone and are seeking through the court the appointment of monthly assistance from the state.

Deputy Minister of Social Policy Darina Marchak said this in an interview with Forbes.

According to the official, after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, pension supplements were established for those citizens who lived in the Chernobyl zone at the time of the accident and seven years after it, but this norm was canceled in 2008.

Before the start of the full-scale invasion, there were about 10,000 people in Ukraine who received such supplements….