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Minister: After Russia’s war, number of veterans in Ukraine may grow to 5 million.

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According to Veteran Affairs Minister Yuliia Laputina, after the Russian war in Ukraine, the number of Ukrainian veterans can quadruple, increasing from 1.2 million the country has now up to 5 million, Interfax news site reported.

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