The Register of Damages Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine continues to accept applications for compensation for damages, losses, or harm caused by Russian aggression.
The Register of Damages serves to document evidence and information relating to claims for compensation for damages, losses or damage caused on or after February 24, 2022 on the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, including its territorial waters, to all interested individuals and legal entities, as well as to the State of Ukraine, including its regional and local authorities, state or controlled institutions, by internationally wrongful actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine or against Ukraine.
The Register of Losses defines a list of categoriesunder which claims can be entered into the Register of Losses. Currently, the list consists of 43 categories and includes categories of claims by individuals, legal entities, and the state of Ukraine.
Applications for different categories are being opened gradually. As of today, 11 categories are already open:
A1.1 Forced internal displacement;
A2.1 Death of a close family member;
A2.2 Missing close family member;
A2.3 Serious bodily injury;
A2.4 Sexual violence;
A2.5 Torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
A2.6 Deprivation of liberty;
A2.7 Forced labor or service;
A3.1 Damage to or destruction of residential real estate;
A3.2 Damage to or destruction of non-residential real estate;
A3.6 Loss of access to or control over real estate in temporarily occupied territories.
The following categories will be opened soon.
An application form has been developed for each category of application, which contains a description of the information and evidence that applicants must provide, as well as additional information and documents that may be submitted to substantiate the application.
All applications are submitted electronically through the web portal Diya. The possibility of submitting applications through ASCs will also be opened later.
Please note that if a person submits an application for destruction or damage to residential real estate and this person has already applied for assistance under the eRecovery program, he or she can still submit an application to the Register of Damages.
Additionally, you can apply regardless of whether the property has been renovated. If renovations have been carried out, you should provide any evidence of the renovations, including the cost of such work.
It is important to understand that the Register of Claims is the first component of the international compensation mechanism. It receives and processes claims, determines their admissibility and registers admissible claims. However, the Register of Claims has no function to adjudicate on such claims, including determining liability and awarding any payments or compensation. These functions will be performed by the Claims Commission for Ukraine, which will be the second integral component of the international compensation mechanism.
Currently, at the international level, the process of formal multilateral negotiations on an international treaty that will establish a Commission for the consideration of applications for Ukraine is actively underway. Ukraine has set a goal to complete work on an international treaty establishing the Commission by the end of 2025.
More detailed information on submitting applications to the Register of Damages and the progress of the establishment of the Commission for Consideration of Applications for Ukraine is available on the official website of the Register of Damages at the link: https://rd4u.coe.int/uk/ or on the official website of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine at the link: https://minjust.gov.ua/ndd/international_register_of_damage .