Ukraine received close to 1,000 applications for housing compensations in Kyiv following Russia’s weekend barrage on the capital, according to recovery minister Oleksiy Kuleba on Monday.
Russia launched a major attack overnight between Saturday and Sunday with 90 missiles and over 600 drones in one of the heaviest strikes on Kyiv thus far, with 2 dead and 87 injured as of Monday amid ongoing rescue work.
Kuleba said 986 applications for damage compensation were made within 24 hours in Kyiv, with an additional 147 from the Kyiv region, which included Bila Tserkva, a city south of Kyiv hit by Russia’s Oresehnik missile in the attack
“I urge people not to delay and submit information messages and applications for compensation through Diia. In the last 24 hours alone, 986 information messages have been submitted through the application in Kyiv and 147 in the Kyiv region,” Kuleba wrote on Telegram, referring to Ukraine’s Diia eGovernment portal.
Kuleba also asked locals to file the applications promptly via the country’s eRecovery program, which provides compensation for housing damaged by Russian attacks after 2022.
“People who have lost their homes or whose houses and apartments have been damaged should not be left alone with this problem,” he wrote.
“The state provides compensation mechanisms through the eRecovery program – both for the repair of damaged housing and for the reconstruction or purchase of a new one in the event of complete destruction,” he added.
What’s the eRecovery program?
The eRecovery program is a state program for Ukrainians whose houses were either damaged or destroyed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.
Developed by the Ministry of Digital Transformation and launched in May 2023, the program allows property owners to apply for reparations and receive government funds to rebuild their destroyed properties or, if the house is beyond repair, to purchase a new home with a certificate.
The value of the certificate is calculated using a formula approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
The program is applicable to both standalone houses and apartments. Since November 2023, co-owners of the properties can also apply for compensation.
There are also other compensation programs available at other government levels.
Kuleba on Monday said that almost 19,000 families in Kyiv have received compensation to restore their homes since the program’s inception, while around 8,500 families have received certificates to buy new property after their homes were destroyed.