Current Status of Damage Registration Due to War in Ukraine
As of now, the international register of damages caused by Russian aggression against Ukraine has received approximately 27.5 thousand applications in various categories.
According to sources, the Executive Director of the Register, Markiyan Klyuchkovskyi, stated, "Currently, about 27.5 thousand applications have been submitted. The majority concerns housing destruction, as this category has been open the longest. In this category, we allow applicants to assess the extent of their damages, and the average claim size is around 60-62 thousand euros."
Details: He mentioned that the total value of damages recorded in these applications exceeds one billion euros.
Klyuchkovskyi also emphasized that in other non-material categories, applicants are not asked to assess their losses.
"Loss of life, disappearance, and similar cases are not subject to assessment. The determination of compensation criteria in such cases will be handled by the future compensation commission," he added.
He noted that no payments on the submitted applications have yet begun, as the compensation mechanism has not yet been established. While Klyuchkovskyi cannot predict when these payments might start, he hopes it will happen in the near future.
"We are talking about years, not months. We hope it won't take 10 years, but could happen in a year, two, three, or maybe five," he stated.
In his opinion, a lot depends on the political and geopolitical situation.
Klyuchkovskyi also added that next week in The Hague, the second round of formal negotiations regarding the compensation mechanism will take place.
"The roadmap anticipates the agreement to be concluded by the end of next year, after which we will wait for ratification, and we hope that it will come into effect in 2026," he summarized.
Background:
- The agreement on the damage register was adopted in May 2023 at the Council of Europe summit in Iceland. Markiyan Klyuchkovskyi was appointed as the Executive Director of the Register based in The Hague.
- The Register is the first step towards creating a mechanism that will ensure compensation for those affected by the war. It has been joined by 43 countries and the European Union.
- Previously, RD4U allowed applications for the death or disappearance of relatives, as well as for damage or destruction of residential real estate.
