Abstract. The overview dossier deals with legislative regulation analysis of the status of war veterans. Attention is focused on the conceptual problems of defining the terms "war veteran", "combatant", "defender" and establishing categories of persons who belong to them. The need to improve legislation on the status of war veterans and to develop institutional foundations for the implementation of veteran policy is indicated.

Key words: veteran, war veteran, legal status, social security system, social benefits, legislative system.

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11/2023