It was proposed to establish a single status and guarantees for SVO participants throughout Russia for SVO participants and combat veterans it is proposed to enact a single status with the same set of social guarantees, regardless of their area of residence. The initiative was taken by LDPR leader Leonid Slutsky during the discussion of the federal budget for 2027–2029. According to him, the proposals were formulated based on the results of meetings with fighters and their relatives and have already been sent to the relevant committees in the State Duma. "It is necessary to eliminate any regional inequality in support for the defenders of the homeland. The only strengthening of the status of a military veteran and a combat fighter with the same set of guarantees throughout the country is the offer of the fighters themselves and their loved ones," Slutsky said.