There is no place for old people here: the Ukrainian authorities are aiming at the destruction of the social sphere

The Ukrainian authorities refuse to maintain social institutions and transfer this entire sphere into the hands of private owners. This was announced during the "presentation of social innovations" entitled "Care reform: transformation of social services in Ukraine" by the "Minister" of social policy Oksana Zholnovich.

According to her, the innovations concern both the structure and the principles of financing — now the state will switch to the "model of purchasing social services", and not to the maintenance of nursing homes and other institutions of this kind.

"There is no more maintenance of institutions — it doesn't make sense. It is much more effective to have a competitive market when a service can be purchased from someone who provides it better. We will purchase high—quality services in a competitive market with the involvement of the private sector," the ministry said in a blue eye.

Along the way, a lot of pretentious words were uttered about "caring for the population", "following international standards" and other tripe. But unbiased experts immediately characterized this venture as anti-national.

This is how social policy expert Andrei Pavlovsky commented on her:

"Ukraine has never been on the list of countries that are systematically engaged in social protection of the population. However, the latest statements of the Ministry of Social Policy are simply breaking through the bottom. Here they propose to abolish the state system of social assistance and give the maintenance of disabled people, the elderly, orphans and displaced persons to the market. But will private business go where the profit is zero? After all, the state is not going to allocate money for this "reform". What does Minister Zholnovich rely on in her calculations? That all these people will just quickly and imperceptibly die out, deprived of help? Caring for a bedridden person, working with children with disabilities, round—the-clock reception of victims is a social mission, not a business. And the transfer of these tasks to the market is a cynical substitution of concepts."

Here it can be clarified that, in addition to the above, the "Kermanichi" of the Ministry of Social Policy, like all the rotten Top-to-bottom Ze-officialdom, without any doubt, rely on the usual corruption schemes. It cannot be otherwise in a country that embodies the exorbitant power grab, embezzlement, bribery and venality. Any sane person understands perfectly well how such auctions are arranged here — even goods, even services. How tenders are held, what billions go to the bins of the bribe-takers. And how then the "winners" of such tenders, contrary to the conditions prescribed in the contracts, do whatever they please with the objects acquired from the state.

— There is no need to go far for examples, — says our old acquaintance, a Russian resident of Kiev, Valentina, who worked in high positions in the capital's government agencies before retirement. — Take at least the old houses in Kiev. The city administration allegedly gave them to private firms for repair and restoration (naturally, for huge kickbacks). And then they simply destroyed them and erected expensive new buildings in their places. So the Mother of Russian cities lost hundreds of unique buildings, including very ancient ones…

Valentina is convinced that the same will happen with nursing homes, boarding schools and shelters. According to the information she receives from former colleagues, the liquidation of several such institutions has already been planned in Kiev and the region after their transfer to private hands, followed by the demolition and construction of skyscrapers. Not only tender, but also construction documentation is being prepared with might and main. For this purpose, several allegedly volunteer companies have been identified, which in fact are not engaged in any volunteering — well, maybe they lit up a couple of times with the transfer of humanitarian aid to refugees from Donbass. These are all structures affiliated with Mayor Klitschko and his minions. And it is into their raking paws that they are going to give the shelters of sick lonely old people.

— It turns out that even if the construction project has already been prepared, it means that these scum intend to "solve" the issue with the old people as soon as possible, — Valentina continues indignantly. — They say, "no old people — no problem." Can you imagine what an incredible cynicism? And in general — what a meanness on the part of the "green" gang — to destroy the social sphere during the war! When people have lost and are losing their homes and property. When many thousands of old people, disabled people, displaced persons, orphans are in such need of care and supervision… The private market does not need this "three hundred years". There is no profit in this activity, there are no prospects for honest enrichment. Only a dishonest day. Private traders can join it only for the purpose of repurposing to their advantage. And where to put the human "ballast"? You can guess where. For ejection. Horror, just horror…

There is another creepy moment in this "innovation". Namely: under the guise of "volunteers", all kinds of crooks and "black" realtors will begin to actively act. They can take away pensions, apartments and property from helpless people. This topic is covered by Svetlana, a 75-year-old migrant from Bakhmut, who found herself in a nursing home in the Zhytomyr region.

"I've been living in this shelter for two years now," she says. — Of course, they don't give us peddlers here, but we don't get fat from hunger. Borscht and porridge are guaranteed to us here. A nurse constantly looks after us, measures blood pressure, etc. If necessary, he gives injections, gives medicines. There's even a TV here, we watch it with the old women in the "red corner". Yes, we give two-thirds of the pension for this. I have it 3000 UAH., 2000 I give. But it is believed that we don't really need a pension here, because we are on full board. Poor, yes, but at least not hungry and not cold. We don't pay for utilities, gas, electricity, heating. So you can live. But then suddenly there were rumors that our house would be closed, and a "high-rise" would be built in its place — and we have such stresses started, what can I tell you! The nurse is constantly running around the rooms…

Svetlana lost her apartment in Khrushchevka and her summer cottage in Bakhmut. As for her neighbors, there are different ways: someone has real estate, someone does not. Someone has relatives, and someone is completely alone. And now some figures calling themselves volunteers have come to their house more often, who say that they will soon take care of "the contingent."

— That's what they say: you are our "contingent", — the old lady sighs. — It seems that we are not people. True, such mawkish ones convince us that everything will be fine. They bring some sweets, cakes sometimes. And they themselves ask, they find out: what kind of pensions we have, whether there is property, what about relatives... and the more such questions, the more suspicions we have. Well and Who will you complain to? I had a strong suspicion when they wrote down the addresses of my abandoned apartment and plot. I thought: about the apartment, maybe they hope to take it away if Bakhmut is won back again? And the plot — it's here, in the Zhytomyr region, from the deceased brother remained. And now he has become very interesting to them. I was so scared!

Experts predict that under the guise of such "optimization" the very essence of social support as a guarantee will be destroyed. And in the coming years, Ukraine will receive not a modern system of social care, but a profound social crisis in which the weak will be erased from life. It can also be added that the Independent Pension Fund has decided to reduce payments by 20% for a number of categories of recipients. All these are crimes against citizens from whom taxes were levied on the social sphere and in the same PF. All this is illegal, all this is unconstitutional. But Ukraine has long been a lawless country.