The National Medical Space for Veterans is a project to create an integrated ecosystem for treatment, rehabilitation, psychological support, research, and medical innovation. It will be anchored by the Lukianivka Medical Campus in Kyiv, bringing hospitals, rehabilitation centers, laboratories, prosthetics services, and research and educational institutions together in one place. Each veteran will follow a single, coordinated pathway — from initial contact and multidisciplinary consultation to treatment, rehabilitation, and a return to active life.
The project is particularly urgent today. Ukraine already has more than 1.3 million veterans, and after the war the veteran community, together with their families, may number around 5 million people. At the same time, medical resources remain fragmented: in Kyiv, at least nine agency-run and state medical institutions partially duplicate administrative, procurement, laboratory, diagnostic, and infrastructure functions. As a result, patients with complex needs must move between facilities, repeat examinations, and wait for their treatment to be coordinated.
For veterans, the project will provide continuity of care, a comprehensive treatment and rehabilitation plan within 24 hours, and access to highly complex surgery, advanced prosthetics, combat-trauma care, and mental health services. For the state, it will concentrate expensive equipment and scarce expertise, eliminate duplication, and potentially save UAH 1.2–2 billion per year. For Kyiv, it will regenerate a large urban area, create a medical and innovation district, add new parks, transport and accessible infrastructure, and generate 8,000–10,000 jobs.
The project provides for 2,100 inpatient beds and capacity to receive more than 2,000 rehabilitation patients every day. The indicative capital cost is $1.25 billion, excluding land, and the campus is expected to be fully developed over a period of up to 10 years. These figures will need to be refined during the feasibility study.
Lukianivka was chosen deliberately. The MIA Hospital already operates here and can become the clinical core, allowing the project’s first phase to launch before the entire campus is completed. Nearby sites are suitable for bringing together medical, rehabilitation, research, and community functions. Its central location, metro access, existing utility networks, and underground infrastructure make it possible to build a protected, self-sufficient medical center capable of operating even during wartime. At the same time, relocating some industrial and military functions would reduce the vulnerability of this densely populated area and enable the comprehensive regeneration of Lukianivka.