President of Ukraine Mr. Poroshenko approved the law "On Amendments to Article 6 of the Law of Ukraine On the status of war veterans and their social security guarantees", defining combatants as soldiers and members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, National Guard, Security Service, Foreign Intelligence Service, State Border Service, Ministry of Internal Affairs, State Guard Service, State Service of Specialized Communication and other military units, established legally in Ukraine, that defended independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, participated in the anti-terrorist operation, supported its implementation, as well as employees of enterprises, institutions and organizations involved to participate in the anti-terrorist operation. Government authorized to grant the military combatant status.