Alexander Minov: "After completing my training, I see myself as useful in rehabilitating veterans of the Special Military Operation."

      December 2, 2025 17:28 Politics

      "After the training I see myself being useful in the field of psychological rehabilitation of SVO veterans and their integration into peaceful life. My goal is to bring civil society and yesterday's fighters closer together, to increase mutual understanding between these groups," said Alexander Minov, a veteran of the special military operation and participant in the "Heroes. Nizhny Novgorod Region" program.

      In his opinion, the Nizhny Novgorod Region and the state need people who can make the right decision even in a critical situation.

      "The 'Heroes. Nizhny Novgorod Region' program has brought together those who are ready to sacrifice their comfort and even their lives for the sake of others. We all know how to take responsibility, fully aware of the consequences of our decisions. That is why this program is so important," the SVO veteran noted.

      During the training, Alexander plans to develop teamwork skills, although the range of competencies participants can acquire through the program is much broader.

      "Training gives me many new useful contacts — I was struck by the number and quality of people who passed the selection. The program itself in one way or another covers a wide range of competencies, and that is important: when seeking employment it is not enough to have only one advantage. You need to be a professional, be able to establish contact with people, make plans for further work, make decisions, and take responsibility for managing a team. These are the areas I am trying to master in classes and internships," he emphasized.

      As for managerial competencies, Alexander Minov had to apply them during his service as well. He began his path in the SVO zone as a machine-gunner, later becoming a squad commander and also deputy commander of a reconnaissance group.

      Now Alexander is training under the supervision of his mentor — the head of the Nizhny Novgorod Region branch of the state fund for supporting participants of the special military operation "Defenders of the Fatherland," Ekaterina Generalova. Together with her, the program participant works with veterans who have returned from the front.

      "I am very glad that I chose such a mentor, and Ekaterina Alekseyevna chose me. Veterans turn to the fund with pressing issues, including for psychological and social support, help with preparing and restoring documents, and organizing the rehabilitation process. And our task is not only to help participants of the special operation, but also to increase society's involvement in the theme of patriotism, to unite people for the good of the country, to make them friendlier and kinder," concluded Alexander Minov.

      Recall that the "Heroes. Nizhny Novgorod Region" program is aimed at integrating and employing participants and veterans of the special military operation into the system of public administration. In March 2025 an agreement was signed between the government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, RANEPA and KUPNO on cooperation in implementing this program.

      On March 31, 2025 registration for participation in the "Heroes. Nizhny Novgorod Region" program closed. During the selection campaign, 1,613 applications were received from Nizhny Novgorod residents.

      Based on the total scores from questionnaires, testing, online interviews and assessment, as well as the results of in-person interviews with the Deputy Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Andrey Gneushev, 60 participants for the main educational program and 30 people to be included in the next cohort upon returning to the region were selected.

      On August 4, 2025 the official opening of training under the "Heroes. Nizhny Novgorod Region" program took place; the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Gleb Nikitin, took part in the ceremony. Sixty people selected to participate in the educational program began training.

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