War Veterans Day collection raises CZK 2.5 million

Some CZK 2.5 million were raised in this year’s War Veterans Day collection, which is CZK 600,000 more than in the previous year, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday. The money will be used to help those in need within the Military Solidarity Fund.

The fund was established in 2015 to help war veterans cope with unexpected life situations and support the relatives of deceased or injured soldiers. The impetus for its launch was the death of five Czech soldiers in Afghanistan as a result of a suicide bomber attack in July 2014.

This year, the fund has so far helped ten soldiers and their families, according to the ministry.